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What genre is it when ...

Started by Greentongue, April 05, 2008, 11:29:57 AM

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Silverlion

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April 09, 2008, 03:06:21 AM
Quote from: GreentongueChange the nameless horrors to strange science.

My point is that the times are during near history (20'-40's) with events and technology thought "possible" for those times. (or at least imagined to be possible.)

Also covers alternate history where real inventions were introduced and accepted at the earliest possible time. (or existing inventions were pushed in different directions than accepted history.)
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You get Planetary's secret world. If you haven't read it it be basically the same idea--dark experiments  lead to strange hidden things. You might also end up with Top Ten's world made by the "Science Heroes."

Space explored by giant gun launched vehicles, heat-ray guns (lasers) in the 30's (as sidearms), Tesla Death Rays as part of the arsenal of the Cold War, among other things.


Basically a form of semi-superheroic pulp. (Top Ten the 49'ers might be something you read albeit it ALSO has magic..)
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Balbinus

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April 09, 2008, 08:47:15 PM
Quote from: jhkimWell, in a broad sense, horror.  

I've never heard the term "science horror" used before, though I can see it being used -- though I have heard the term "supernatural horror".  In my experience, horror involving aliens (i.e. The Thing, Invasion of the Body Snatchers) and other scientific horrors is just called "horror".  

According to some people, at least, Lovecraftian Horror is its own subgenre.

Quite, it's the horror genre.

Plain and simple, it's also pretty true to the original stories.
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