
Some time ago, I had a long discussion with the most prolific consumer of both fantasy and horror books (and movies) that I know, my oldest son, about just what makes “horror” horror? Or, what makes a “thriller” a thriller, and not “suspense”? And so forth.
For example, what was “Alien”? What was “Aliens”? The same? If so, why do they feel so different?
Afterwards, I decided that I needed, for own sanity, to come up with a topology. Here’s what I developed:
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