Horror by definition is the emotion of pure revulsion. Terror of the same standard, is that of fearful anticipation.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Horror is about dreams and heightened states. It really is about taking away the logic on some level and getting right to the emotion of something.
Horror serves a cathartic role in human society, all throughout the world. It is a way of confronting the darkness, both within and without.
Horror can be contained within a book, given form and meaning. But in life, horror has no more form than it does meaning. Horror just is.
It is a mistake to fancy that horror is associated inextricably with darkness, silence, and solitude.
To me, the horror genre is the genre of non-denial. It's about admitting that there is evil in the world and recognizing that there is evil within us and that we're not in control and that the things that we are afraid of must be confronted in order for us to relinquish that fear.
To me, horror is when I see somebody lying. I mean a person I know. A friend. And he's telling me something that I accept. And then suddenly, as he or she is telling it, there's something that gives them away. They're not telling me the truth.
Terror works like a musical composition, so many instruments, all in tune, playing perfectly together to create their desired effect. Sorrow and horror and fear.
Horror, for me, is not defined by the thing that provokes one's fear, but the human being who has contact with it.
Horror is the future. And you cannot be afraid. You must push everything to the absolute limit, or else life will be boring. People will be boring. Horror is like a serpent: always shedding its skin, always changing. And it will always come back. It can't be hidden away like the guilty secrets we try to keep in our subconscious.
Horror isn't only about ghosts or monsters. For example, paranormal romance seems the antithesis of horror. Once you have a sexy, fun vampire who is sweet, and you have a happy ending, it's not horror.