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Horror fiction
Broader Terms
BT
Fantasy fiction
Alternative terms
UF
Fiction, Horror
UF
Horror novels
UF
Horror tales
UF
Terror tales
More specific terms
NT
Ghost stories
NT
Gothic fiction
Related terms
RT
Occult fiction
Scope note
Use for works of the gruesome and horrific. Themes can include possession; people or creatures rising from the dead; and characters with psychic or occult powers. Examples include Stephen King's Shining and W.W. Jacobs' Monkey's paw.