Fantastic Inhuman Horror?

[3113]

Yet another category question.

Okay. So how does one decide if a story belongs in Sci-fi/Fantasy, Inhuman or Horror...or none of the above?

For example, Werewolf. Fantasy? Yep. Horror. Could be. Inhuman. Absolutely. So, um, where does it go?

And what about ghosts? I suppose a friendly ghost story rules out horror, but fantasy or inhuman...or if it's a romantic ghost should it just go into romance?

Ditto with angels....

I don't understand why these three aren't merged together anyway

 

[Colleen Thomas]

Yet another category question.

Okay. So how does one decide if a story belongs in Sci-fi/Fantasy, Inhuman or Horror...or none of the above?

For example, Werewolf. Fantasy? Yep. Horror. Could be. Inhuman. Absolutely. So, um, where does it go?

And what about ghosts? I suppose a friendly ghost story rules out horror, but fantasy or inhuman...or if it's a romantic ghost should it just go into romance?

Ditto with angels....

I don't understand why these three aren't merged together anyway

It's generally let up to the author.

At Lt:

Erotic horror is generally horrific. It's a cat wehre you can go further into the blood/gore/macabre aspect without it being rejected.

Sci-fi/fantasy tends to be a catch all for everyting from dark future to real hard Mil fiction. And swords and soccery to elves/fae/magic.

Nonhuman lets you write encounters with aliens, robots or ghosts which aren't neccissarily horrific.


In general, where you post will be up to you.

Combinging them would be a mistake from my point of view. Erotic horror is "harder" than the ohters. It lets authors vent their darker side without having to post elsewhere.

 

[Luna_Wolf72]

Never mind, Colly already answered (and said it better than I would have)

 

[3113]

Combinging them would be a mistake from my point of view. Erotic horror is "harder" than the ohters. It lets authors vent their darker side without having to post elsewhere.

Okay, I can understand that, but why the separation of Sci-fi/Fantasy and "non-human"--if I write a "sex with robot" story...isn't that sci-fi? (Or is it toys and masterbation...hm....), and if I go for ghosts or Angels...isn't that Fantasy?

 

[Colleen Thomas]

Okay, I can understand that, but why the separation of Sci-fi/Fantasy and "non-human"--if I write a "sex with robot" story...isn't that sci-fi? (Or is it toys and masterbation...hm....), and if I go for ghosts or Angels...isn't that Fantasy?

Because not all inhuman sex is focused on the world, where sci-fi and fantasy are. Sex with a sentient horse, for example, isn't properly sci-fi, but if it's in the modern world (perhaps due to new drugs being tested) it isn't in a fantasy world either.

Sci-fi and fantasy are as dependant on the setting as the sex for their appeal. A non human story, could include ghost stories or vampires or werewolfs in settings that are contemporary and not even ancillary to the story.

That's my feeling at least. Non-human gives you the opportuintiy to write about any non human sexual activity reguardless of setting. Sci-fi and fantasy are more rigid to the demands of their non-erotic equivilent genres.

 

[BlackShanglan]

Colly rocks.

 

[Colleen Thomas]

Colly rocks.

Comeon, admit it. It was the sex with a sentient horse wasn't it?

 

[The_Fool]

Comeon, admit it. It was the sex with a sentient horse wasn't it?

That was what I was thinking.....

 

[BlackShanglan]

Comeon, admit it. It was the sex with a sentient horse wasn't it?

Did someone have sex with a sentient horse? I seem to have missed it. Perhaps we need to start again from the top ...

No, quite seriously, I think that you explained the categories beautifully. The horse reference was just a bonus.

Shanglan