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 Post subject: Is a thriller a horror, and visa versa
PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:14 pm 
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So Rick -

As a horror writer, what do you think? Is a thriller a type of horror book or is it an independent genre? What do you think are the basic 'requirements' if you will, for a horror novel?

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Rick R Reed [WRITER]
 Post subject: Good question
PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:38 pm 
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Sandra,
This is one I have wrestled with and finally throw up my hands in surrender. My books have been classified as horror, as mystery, as thriller, as GLBT fiction. Anyone for paranormal? Romance? I just try to write what I think is a good story and try to leave the classifying to booksellers, reviewers, and editors.

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IM doesn't have a supernatural element though, does it? Obviously In the Blood does.. so I think that's definitely horror in my little wee book of genre definitions (the little wee book in my head that is).

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 Post subject: thriller horror whatever
PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:05 am 
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Good points, Sandra. IM really does have a supernatural element (or the promise of one) in that the killer may be dead himself... So it fits horror as well...

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:duh: i c...

fwiw, what I just stuck up in my forum is horror...

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