Horror

Stephen King, in his nonfiction book Danse Macabre, identified three distinct types of fear that horror can evoke: Terror — the finest emotion Horror — one step down Gross-out — the fallback when all else fails This isn’t a value judgment about quality. It’s a recognition that different types of fear work on different psychological levels and serve different purposes. Understanding this hierarchy—and when to deploy each—separates effective horror from cheap scares. ...