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horror fiction

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horror fiction

Summary

horror fiction is a speculative fiction genre[1]. It draws 937 Wikipedia views per month (speculative_fiction_genre category, ranking #7 of 21).[2]

Key Facts

  • horror fiction's instance of is recorded as speculative fiction genre[3].
  • horror fiction is a type of speculative fiction[4].
  • horror fiction is a type of horror and terror[5].
  • horror fiction's Commons category is recorded as Horror[6].
  • horror fiction comprises horror film[7].
  • horror fiction comprises horror literature[8].
  • horror fiction comprises horror comics[9].
  • horror fiction comprises horror television series[10].
  • horror fiction comprises horror anime and manga[11].
  • horror fiction comprises horror video game[12].
  • horror fiction's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Horror fiction[13].
  • horror fiction's main subject is fear[14].
  • horror fiction's main subject is disgust[15].
  • horror fiction's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Horror fiction[16].
  • horror fiction's hashtag is recorded as horror[17].
  • horror fiction's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Horror[18].
  • horror fiction's fandom is recorded as horror fandom[19].
  • horror fiction's Mastodon instance URL is recorded as https://horrorhub.club[20].

Body

Definition and Type

horror fiction's instance of is recorded as speculative fiction genre[3]. Recorded subclass of include speculative fiction[4] and horror and terror[5].

Use and Application

Components include horror film[7], a film genre[21]; horror literature[8], a literary genre[22]; horror comics[9], a comic genre[23]; horror television series[10], a television series genre[24]; horror anime and manga[11], an anime and manga genre[25]; and horror video game[12], a video game theme[26].

Why It Matters

horror fiction draws 937 Wikipedia views per month (speculative_fiction_genre category, ranking #7 of 21).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . imgur.com. Retrieved . imgur.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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