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horror and terror

standard literary and psychological concept applied especially to Gothic literature and film
Event negative_emotion Q1543778
horror and terror
Guillaume Duchenne · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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horror and terror

Summary

horror and terror is a negative emotion[1]. It draws 582 Wikipedia views per month (negative_emotion category, ranking #23 of 34).[2]

Key Facts

  • horror and terror's instance of is recorded as negative emotion[3].
  • horror and terror is a type of affect[4].
  • horror and terror is a type of speculative fiction[5].
  • horror and terror's Commons category is recorded as Horror (emotion)[6].

Body

Context

horror and terror's instance of is recorded as negative emotion[3].

Why It Matters

horror and terror draws 582 Wikipedia views per month (negative_emotion category, ranking #23 of 34).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). horror and terror. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/horror-and-terror
MLA “horror and terror.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/horror-and-terror.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_horror-and-terror_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{horror and terror}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/horror-and-terror}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → affect, speculative fiction
    Local thumb → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 4440, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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