‘That didn’t scare me’: understanding horror fiction

10:08pm PDT - May 12th, 2021    robert hogan - The Irish Times

“Horror is not a genre like the mystery or science fiction or the western . . . Horror is an emotion.” – Douglas E Winter “That didn’t scare me.” This level of criticism grates my sensibilities. That didn’t scare me. It’s the sort of comment you overhear whe…