Science-Fiction
We live in a society. This subgenre of Science-Fiction depicts harsh living conditions in a dictator/totalitarian government. Themes involve rebellion and censorship.
What is dystopian?
Made famous in the 1980s with movies such as Halloween and Friday the 13th, this subgenre truly created some of the most well-known horror archetypes.
What is the slasher flick?
This subgenre of Fantasy is focused in the real world with fantasy elements thrown in.
What is low fantasy?
This archetype is typically an older person who has gone on an adventure already and helps the hero in their quest.
Who is the Mentor?
This series was turned into a tv show on HBO and featured political conflicts, treachery, and every favorite character dying often.
What is Game of Thrones?
Sub-genre of Science-Fiction set at the end of the world.
What is Apocalypse?
What is The Beast Uncanny?
Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland, Chronicles of Narnia are examples of this fantasy.
What is Portal Fantasy?
THIS scientific term for what should be familiar, but isn't.
What is the uncanny valley?
Are you a true sleuth? In all of Conan Doyle's novels, Sherlock never said this famous phrase.
What is "Elementary, my dear Watson"?
Combining Space Travel with lengthy political and romantic struggles, Star Wars truly created what is now known as this subgenre.
What is Space Opera?
This word is German and means "noisy ghost"
What is Poltergeist?
This type of mythical creature is often associated with beauty and songs. In some stories, Sailors travel to these beauties and die because of it.
What are mermaids?
What are Sirens?
The point of no return in The Hero's Journey. Our hero can never go back to the real world; committed to the journey that comes!
What is Crossing the threshold?
Turned into an anthology series on Netflix, the first season is a retelling of this famous horror story by Shirley Jackson.
What is The Haunting of Hill House?
Back in the late 1930s, on October 30th, this famous book was given a radio broadcast that seemed so real it scared Americans all throughout the country.
What is War of the Worlds?
This archetype refers to the last person alive, typically female in Slasher-flick movies.
Who is The Final Girl?
What is a wyvern?
The ancient Celtic traditions that became Halloween was called this.
What is Samhain?
"Listen: Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time", the famous first line from one of Kurt Vonnegut's best books.
What is Slaughter-House Five?
Niche in Science-Fiction is the concept of a home that does everything for you. Typically, it is called...
What is The House of Tomorrow?
H.P. Lovecraft, father of Cosmic Horror, created a mythology around Cthulhu which includes everyone's favorite deity that they couldn't spell on the Horror Unit Quiz. Who was this deity?
Who is Nyarlathotep?
Aesop, an ancient Greek jackass, was known for writing short works that had a grandiose impact. Aesop was known as this.
What is a Fabulist?
Founded during the Renaissance where named characters related to their roles in the story, we have modern archetypes because of this form of theater.
What is the commedia dell'arte?
The author of this book wrote it to win a competition against Lord Byron. It became one of the best horror stories ever.
What is Frankenstein?