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Wikipedia of Horror

The definitive encyclopedia of horror across all media — film, literature, television, video games, art, and folklore.

Explore by Media Horror Film — From German Expressionism to modern elevated horror Horror Literature — Novels, short stories, and poetry Horror Television — Series, anthologies, and streaming Horror Video Games — From text adventures to VR nightmares Explore by Era Ancient & Gothic Origins Universal Monsters — 1930s-1950s Hammer Horror — 1950s-1970s The Slasher Boom — 1980s The J-Horror Wave — 1990s-2000s Elevated Horror — 2010s-present

Explore by Subgenre Slasher / Gothic Horror / Cosmic Horror Folk Horror / Body Horror / Psychological Horror Found Footage / Giallo / Splatter Survival Horror / Religious Horror / Eco-Horror Key Figures Stephen King — Master of Horror Fiction John Carpenter — Master of Horror Cinema Wes Craven / George A. Romero / Dario Argento Shirley Jackson / H. P. Lovecraft / Edgar Allan Poe Concepts & Culture The Final Girl / Uncanny Valley Video Nasties / Censorship in Horror Glossary / Timeline Category Index / Style Guide

Wikipedia of Horror currently has 123 articles.