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Sweet Home (webtoon)
''Sweet Home'' () is a South Korean webtoon written by Kim Carnby and illustrated by Hwang Young-chan. First published in Naver Webtoon, the webtoon ran for a total of 140 chapters plus 1 prologue from October 12, 2017, to July 2, 2020. It centers on a Suicide, suicidal high school boy who, along with a group of fellow apartment residents, tries to survive a "monsterization" Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, apocalypse (''goemulhwa'') where people turn into monsters that reflect their innermost, most desperate desires. The webtoon is the second collaborative work by Kim and Hwang, the first being ''Bastard'' (2014–16). As of January 2021, its official English version garnered 2.4 million subscribers and 15.2 million likes. A Manhwa, print version of ''Sweet Home'' was released since February 28, 2020 by Wisdom House. It has also been adapted into a Netflix Sweet Home (TV series), series of the same name released on December 18, 2020. A prequel titled ''Shotgun Boy'', wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Fiction
Horror is a genre of fiction which is intended to frighten, scare, or disgust. Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror, which is 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... which shocks, or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing". Horror intends to create an eerie and frightening atmosphere for the reader. Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for larger fears of a society. Prevalent elements of the genre include ghosts, demons, vampires, werewolves, ghouls, the Devil, witches, monsters, extraterrestrials, dystopian and post-apocalyptic worlds, serial killers, cannibalism, cults, dark magic, satanism, the macabre, gore and torture. History Before 1000 The horror genre has ancient origins, with roots in folklore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
