Full record for horror n.

Definition	a genre intended to create a feeling of fear in the reader or viewer, especially one employing supernatural elements or monstrous creatures
OED requirements	antedating 1898
Earliest cite	in the Philadelphia Inquirer
Comment	Irene Grumman submitted a 1992 cite from an editorial by Kris Rusch in F&SF. Irene Grumman submitted a 1989 cite from a review by Baird Searles in Asimov's. Irene Grumman submitted a 1993 cite from a review by Norman Spinrad in Asimov's. Irene Grumman submitted a 1972 cite from Richard Hodgens in "Focus on the Science Fiction Film". Mark English submitted a 1978 cite from Franz Rottensteiner's "The Fantasy Book". Mark English found a reference to "The Magazine of Horror", which was published from 1963-1971; we no longer need a cite from this magazine, since we have antedated it now. Fred Galvin submitted a 1949 cite from editorial material in the first issue of The Magazine of Fantasy. Jeff Prucher submitted a 1934 cite from the New York Times Book Review. Jeff Prucher submitted a 1917 cite from the New York Times Book Review. Bill Mullins submitted a 1898 cite from the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Last modified	6 July, 2008

Citations for horror n.

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1972 R. Hodgens Brief, Tragical History of Sci. Fiction Film in Focus on Sci. Fiction Film 82

The great villain was The Thing from Another World , which appeared in 1951. The Thing was based on a short novel by John W. Campbell, Jr., the editor of Astounding Science Fiction , where it appeared in 1938 with the title ‘Who Goes There?’ The story is regarded as one of the most original and effective science fiction stories, subspecies‘horror’.