Horror and terror

Figure 20 from Charles Darwin's The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872). Caption reads "FIG. 20.—Terror, from a photograph by Dr. Duchenne."

The difference between horror and terror is a standard and psychological concept common in Gothic and horror fiction. ^[1]

Horror And Terror Media

Drawing by Sir Charles Bell of a terrified man from Essays on Expression.
A 1981 non-fiction book Danse Macabre by Stephen King analyzes horror fiction in both literature and film.

References

↑ Radcliffe 1826; Varma 1966; Crawford 1986: 101-3; Bruhm 1994: 37; Wright 2007: 35-56.

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[1] Radcliffe 1826; Varma 1966; Crawford 1986: 101-3; Bruhm 1994: 37; Wright 2007: 35-56.

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