Horror may refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Genres

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 genre of fiction **

Japanese horror Japanese horror is horror fiction derived from popular culture in Japan, generally noted for its unique thematic and conventional treatment of the horror genre differing from the traditional Western representation of horror. Japanese horror tends ...

, Japanese horror fiction **

Korean horror Korean horror films have been around since the early years of Korean cinema, however, it was not until the late 1990s that the genre began to experience a renewal. Many of the Korean horror films tend to focus on the suffering and the anguish of ch ...

, Korean horror fiction *

Horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...

, a film genre * Horror comics, comic books focusing on horror * Horror punk, a music genre * Horrorcore, a subgenre of hip hop music based on horror * Horror game, a video game genre ** Survival horror, a video game subgenre of horror and action-adventure * Horror podcast, a podcast genre

Films

* ''Horror'' (2002 film), an American film by Dante Tomaselli * ''#Horror'', a 2015 American film by Tara Subkoff *''Horror'', Italian title for the 1963 Italian-Spanish film ''

The Blancheville Monster ''The Blancheville Monster'', released in the UK and Italy as ''Horror'', is a 1963 horror film directed by Alberto de Martino. The film's script by Gianni Grimaldi and Bruno Corbucci is promoted as being based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, but ...

Fictional characters

* Horror (''Garo''), fictional monsters in the Tokusatsu series ''Garo'' *

Horror icon A horror icon is a person or fictional character that is considered to be significant to horror fiction within mediums such as film, literature, television, or video games. History Pre 1900s: literary beginnings Examples of early horror icon ...

, a significant person or fictional character in a horror genre

Music

Groups and labels

* Ho99o9 (pronounced Horror), an American hip hop group * The Horrors, an English rock band

Albums and EPs

* ''Horror'' (Cannae album), 2003 * ''Horror'' (With Blood Comes Cleansing album), 2008 * ''

The Horror ''The Horror'' is an EP by RJD2. It was released on Definitive Jux on February 11, 2003. The EP peaked at number 45 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums chart, as well as number 32 on the Independent Albums chart. Critical reception Scott Hr ...

'', a 2003 album by RJD2 * ''The Horrors'' EP, 2006 * ''Horror'', a 2019 album by Exhumed

Other arts, entertainment, and media

* Horror and terror, two concepts in Gothic literature and film * Horror Channel (formerly Zone Horror), a British television channel *"The horror! The horror!", a line uttered by

Kurtz Kurtz may refer to: Name * Kurtz (''Heart of Darkness''), main character of Joseph Conrad's novel ''Heart of Darkness'' * Colonel Kurtz, main character in the 1979 film ''Apocalypse Now'' * Kurtz (surname) Places United States * Kurtz, Indiana ...

in Joseph Conrad's 1899 novella ''Heart of Darkness'' and its 1979 film adaptation '' Apocalypse Now''

Other uses

* "The horrors", a nickname for

delirium tremens Delirium tremens (DTs) is a rapid onset of confusion usually caused by withdrawal from alcohol. When it occurs, it is often three days into the withdrawal symptoms and lasts for two to three days. Physical effects may include shaking, shiver ...

, or, acute delirium caused by alcohol withdrawal