Science fiction
this genre uses science or pseudo-science to explain unlikely events.
What is science fiction?
This genre aims to incite feelings of fear and involves dark settings and monsters.
What is horror fiction?
The firs literary detective, created by Esgar Allan Poe.
Who is Auguste Dupin?
He wrote the Tell-Tale Heart, a famous horror story.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
This Mexican science fiction author helped start the Mexican Science Fiction and Fantasy Association.
Who is Gerardo Horacio?
This author wrote Frankenstein, one of the first science fiction books.
Who is Mary Shelley?
This author’s collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is a key work in horror.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
The author who based Sherlock Holmes on Poe’s detective character.
Who is Arthur Conan Doyle?
The author of The Time Machine, an early science fiction work.
Who is H.G. Wells?
This horror writer from Mexico wrote El Principio del placer.
Who is José Emilio Pacheco?
This book by H.G. Wells about an alien invasion caused panic when adapted to the radio.
What is The War of the Worlds?
The difference between “terror” and “horror”.
What is fear of the unknown, and horror is strong disgust?
Detective stories often use this method, involving observation and deduction.
What is the scientific method?
The author of the humorous science fiction series The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Who is Douglas Adams?
The author of Farabeuf, a psycological horror novel.
Who is Salvador Elizondo?
He wrote Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Journey to the Center of the Earth.
Who is Jules Verne?
The author of Dracula, which helped popularize vampire stories.
Who is Bram Stroker?
What is the thriller?
This author is known for the detective novel The lady in the Lake.
Who is Raymond Chandler?
Carlos Fuentes wrote this horror story in 1962.
What is Aura?
This Mexican science fiction author wrote Hyperia.
Who is José Luis Zárate
This Mexican author wrote Aura, a horror story with psycological themes.
Who is Carlos Fuentes?
This Mexican author wrote Shadow of the Shadow, a notable detective story.
Who is Paco Ignacio Taibo II?
The “Queen of Crime” who wrote Murder on the Orient Express.
One of Mexico’s bestknown science fiction authors, known for Hyperia.
Who is José Luis Zárate?