ホラー(しょうせつ)

ほらーしょうせつ
noun
horror novel; horror fiction
artentertainment
1. horror novel; horror fiction
A novel or written work in the horror genre, intended to frighten or unsettle the reader.
()(まえ)ホラー小説(しょうせつ)()んだ
I read a horror novel before going to bed.
このホラー小説(しょうせつ)実話(じつわ)(もと)づいている
This horror novel is based on a true story.
Japanese horror novels have a unique atmosphere and are popular overseas in translation.

A compound of the loanword ホラー (horror, from English) and 小説(しょうせつ) (novel). Japanese horror literature (和製(わせい)ホラー or Jホラー) is known for its atmospheric, psychological approach, often drawing on traditional ghost stories (怪談(かいだん)) and urban legends (都市伝説(としでんせつ)). Notable authors include 鈴木光司(すずきこうじ) (Ring) and 小野不由美(おのふゆみ).

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