Out of this World
A subgenre that focuses on the aftermath of the end of the world.
Post-Apocalypse
The city that people walk away from...
Omelas
A Space Opera will typically have melodrama and space conflict. What is the third element of a space opera?
Romance
Typically the main character in the story. They usually save the day.
The Hero
John Carpenter's 1978 classic
Halloween
This subgenre features an oppressive society, terrible government systems, and an overall bad vibe.
Dystopian
Margot makes all the kids jealous because she has seen the...
Sun
A character boiled down to their most distinguishable trait in a movie, tv show, book, and other forms of media.
Archetype
Typically a woman in need of saving. Princess Peach comes to mind when Bowser abducts her.
The Damsel
An archetype. Laurie Strode, the main character of Halloween survives the killer, making her the...
Final Girl
Unlike its competitor, this comic book company focused on superheroes who were not from earth.
DC Comics
People leave the town because of the unfair, unjust treatment of
A child
A commonplace phrase, event, or occurrence that is overused and dull. Bad authors use this.
This archetype doesn't play by the rules. James Dean, America's exemplar, played this archetype so well that he died in a car crash in 1955 because he didn't play by the rules.
The Rebel/The Outlaw
Element of horror. Relies on phobias to get people scared.
Fear
A galaxy far, far away uses this subgenre classically known to have space conflict, melodrama, epic heroes, and romance.
Space Opera
The setting of All Summer in a Day
Venus
A story element that borrows from others, but makes it uniquely their own.
Trope
Smart person. Technology. Brain blast!
The Intellect
An element of horror. Viewers should not know what's going to happen next. If they do then it isn't really scary, is it?
Suspense
Orson Welles, narrator of THIS story, caused mass hysteria throughout America in the 1930s.
War of the Worlds
The Veldt
Ray Bradbury's story involving the Hadley family's problems with the Nursery in their Happylife Home is a precursor to a trope in science fiction called...
The House of Tomorrow
In Black Panther, Everett Ross (CIA agent) is from America and knows nothing about Wakanda, making him fit this archetype. (Think of S.E. Hinton!)
The Outsider
Arguably the most important element in horror. This makes the viewer curious about the overarching story and why things have gone this way...
Mystery