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.