horror story
C676
concept
A horror story is a narrative designed to evoke fear, dread, or unease by confronting characters with terrifying, often supernatural or psychologically disturbing events.
All labels observed (18)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| horror novel | 140 |
| horror fiction work | 39 |
| horror fiction | 37 |
| vampire fiction | 7 |
| weird fiction | 7 |
| horror story canonical | 6 |
| supernatural thriller novel | 4 |
| psychological horror work | 3 |
| supernatural horror story | 3 |
| horror-thriller novel | 2 |
| weird fiction story | 2 |
| early zombie fiction | 1 |
| gothic horror work | 1 |
| horror fiction book | 1 |
| horror novella | 1 |
| psychological horror fiction | 1 |
| psychological horror story | 1 |
| science fiction horror short story | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: horror story
Generated description
A horror story is a narrative designed to evoke fear, dread, or unease by confronting characters with terrifying, often supernatural or psychologically disturbing events.
Instances (242)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| The Apocalypse Codex | horror novel |
| The Rhesus Chart | horror novel |
| The Delirium Brief | horror novel |
| Breaking Dawn | vampire fiction |
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Christine (novel by Stephen King)
surface form:
Christine
|
horror novel |
| The Drawing of the Three | horror novel |
| Wizard and Glass | horror novel |
| Wolves of the Calla | horror novel |
| Song of Susannah | horror novel |
|
Stephen King short story Quitters, Inc.
surface form:
Quitters, Inc.
|
horror fiction |
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"Battleground" (short story)
surface form:
Battleground
|
horror fiction |
| Ligeia | horror fiction work |
|
It by Stephen King
surface form:
It
|
horror novel |
| The Hound | horror fiction |
| Books of Blood | horror fiction work |
| The Hellbound Heart | horror fiction work |
| Weaveworld | horror novel |
| The Great and Secret Show | horror novel |
| Everville | horror novel |
| Mister B. Gone | horror novel |
| Coldheart Canyon | horror novel |
| Best New Horror | horror fiction |
| You Will Hear the Locust Sing | horror fiction work |
| Abraham’s Boys | horror fiction work |
| The Black Phone | horror fiction |
| Last Breath | horror fiction work |
| Dead-Wood | horror fiction work |
| My Father’s Mask | horror fiction |
| Voluntary Committal | horror fiction work |
| The Waste Lands | horror novel |
| The Vampire Lestat | vampire fiction |
| Rosemary's Baby (novel) | horror novel |
|
Fear
surface form:
Fear (novella)
|
psychological horror work |
| The Cats of Ulthar | weird fiction story |
| The Vesuvius Club | horror novel |
| The Dark Tower (novel) | horror novel |
|
Orlac
surface form:
The Hands of Orlac
|
horror novel |
| The Clock | horror fiction work |
| August Heat | horror fiction |
| Midnight House and Other Tales | horror fiction work |
| The Beast with Five Fingers | horror fiction work |
| The Return | horror novel |
| The Blood Artists | horror novel |
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short story "Needle in the Heart" by Richard Matheson
surface form:
Needle in the Heart
|
horror fiction work |
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segment "Millicent and Therese"
surface form:
Millicent and Therese
|
psychological horror work |
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"The Night Flyer" (mentioned)
surface form:
The Night Flyer
|
horror fiction |
| Dark Carousel | horror fiction work |
| In the Tall Grass | horror fiction |
| Late Returns | horror fiction |
| The Devil on the Staircase | horror fiction work |