The HORROR Formula

StyleStyle in literature is the literary

element that describes the ways that the author uses words — the author's word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence arrangement all

work together to establish mood, images, and meaning in the text.

Style describes how the author describes events, objects, and

ideas.

Body Horroris horror fiction in which the

horror is principally derived from the graphic destruction or degeneration of the body. Such works may deal with disease, decay, parasitism,

mutilation, or mutation. Other types of body horror include unnatural movements, or the

anatomically incorrect placement of limbs to create 'monsters' out

of human body parts.Ex. The Fly, Frankenstein

ComedyEmphasis is on the humorous

takes of the event. With over the top expression in this manner.

Faux DocumentaryWhere fictional events are

presented in documentary style to create a parody.

Ex. The Blair Witch Project

MysteryMystery is a genre of fiction in which a detective, either an

amateur or a professional, solves a crime or a series of crimes.

Detective stories rely on logic.Ex. Steven King

Psychological The scientific study of mental functions and behaviours. This

style taps into the mind.

SuspenseIs a combination of anticipation and the uncertainty dealing with

the chance of the future.Ex. Alfred Hitchcock, Poe

Visually UniqueÜber visual writing.

Ex. Poe

Modes of Writingthe variety, conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of

writing.

• Expository writing is a type of writing where the purpose is to explain, inform, or even describe.

• Persuasive writing is to prove the validity of an idea, or point of view, by presenting sound reasoning, discussion, and argument that thoroughly convince the reader.

• Descriptive is to re-create, invent, or visually present a person, place, event, or action so that the reader can picture that which is being described.

• Narration is to tell a story or narrate an event or series of events.

ConflictThe struggle between the

protagonist and the antagonist.Self vs. Nature

Self vs. SelfSelf vs. Society

Self vs. Character Self vs. Fate

Character Who, and what unique traits do

they bring to my story.