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Psychological fiction. In literature, psychological fiction (also psychological realism) is a narrative genre that emphasizes interior characterization and motivation to explore the spiritual, emotional, and mental lives of its characters. The mode of narration examines the reasons for the behaviours of the character, which propel the plot and ...
The Landlady (short story) Laurie (short story) The Lawnmower Man. The Ledge (short story) The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Leiningen Versus the Ants. Liberty (franchise) Masquerade of a Dead Sword: A Tragedie. The Little Green God of Agony.
Short stories date back to oral storytelling traditions which originally produced epics such as the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, and Homer 's Iliad and Odyssey. Oral narratives were often told in the form of rhyming or rhythmic verse, often including recurring sections or, in the case of Homer, Homeric epithets. Such stylistic devices often acted ...
t. e. Horror is a genre of fiction that is intended to disturb, frighten or scare. [1] Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror, which are in the realm of speculative fiction. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon, in 1984, defined the horror story as "a piece of fiction in prose of variable length ...
Literature Title page of The Curse Upon Mitre Square, 1888. Works of fiction inspired by the Whitechapel murders arose immediately after the atrocities were committed. The short Gothic novel The Curse Upon Mitre Square by John Francis Brewer, which features the murder of Catherine Eddowes in Mitre Square as a key plot element, was published in October 1888.
Psychological horror. Psychological horror is a subgenre of horror and psychological fiction with a particular focus on mental, emotional, and psychological states to frighten, disturb, or unsettle its audience. The subgenre frequently overlaps with the related subgenre of psychological thriller, and often uses mystery elements and characters ...
The Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in horror writing for short fiction. Winners and nominees [ edit ] This category was previously titled "best short story".
Dare to Be Scared. Dark Carnival (short story collection) Dark Companions. Dark Feasts: The World of Ramsey Campbell. Daydreaming on Company Time. Deadman's Road. Death Stalks the Night. Deep Waters (short story collection) Demons by Daylight.