Genres tree?

[Lariliss]

In my recent reading the author puts an interesting (might be) subject about distinguishing genres between fantasy, sci-fi and horror.
Literature: Herbert Wells, Isaak Azimov, J. R. R Tolkien, Howard Lovecraft, Terry Pratchett, J. K. Rowling, Ray Bradbury.

Cinema: Dr. Who, Alienseries and I don’t have the same long list, just adding screen versions of the above.


There is a suggestion that all of sci-fi and horror are branches of fantasy.


For me, some of the listed above are pure fantasy, some of them ‘clear’ sci-fi’. But in literature many times the genre boundaries are vague.

For instance, Lovecraft works: fantasy, horror, sci-fi in one book.

Aliens: sci-fi/horror?

Dr. Who: pure sci-fi?


I would say, these genres are a domain, inspired from history, fantasy, mythology, folklore, science.


Is sci-fi a stand-alone genre?

 

[Clovis]

I believe it is. Fantasy is more something like The Lord of the rings. Or Harry Potter. Horror is something more like those splatter films, like Texas chainsaw Massacre.

 

[Catastrophe]

They have stated on the Horror channel (UK) that SciFi is part of horror - at least that is my clear understanding.

Cat

 

[Clovis]

Wikipedia is starting to use them in connection with each other as a genre.
Example : SciFi / horror. Fantasy / SciFi.

 

[Catastrophe]

Just heard it again on UK television. Horror includes SciFi "as well as the scary bits".

Cat

 

[Clovis]

Just heard it again on UK television. Horror includes SciFi "as well as the scary bits".

Cat

Not all science/ SciFi is Horror. What if it's only about a true event? Apollo 13 was based on a true event so was the Right Stuff. Would they be classified under a historical event ? Just throw everything about space exploration into Horror lol. I'm going to have to look that up.

 

[Clovis]

Ahh! Wikipedia classifies them as Adventure/ Drama. Humm, good call there. Contact and Arrival were SciFi, and there wasn't any Horror in it.
Although I did like Van Helsing, that's Horror.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Not all Sci-Fi is Horror.
Not all Horror is Sci-Fi.

-Wolf sends

 

[Clovis]

Not all Sci-Fi is Horror.
Not all Horror is Sci-Fi.

-Wolf sends

Exactly.

 

[Catastrophe]

Take it up with UK television if you disagree.

Cat

 

[Clovis]

Take it up with UK television if you disagree.

Cat

Aww. Come on, lol.

 

[Catastrophe]

OK. Take it up with whomever is making these connections.

Cat

 

[Lariliss]

Sometimes give it up to a bookstore shelves wandering
At least if there is a dragon - it is fantasy, if there are 'Androids Dream of Electric Sheep ' or anything that can be theoretically possible - it is science fiction.
There is a list of good methods to find 'what to read' here in the thread

 

[Catastrophe]

How about "sciorogy" and have done with it?

Cat

 

[Lariliss]

How about "sciorogy" and have done with it?

Cat

Spinal Cord Injury?
'The Island of Doctor Moreau' counts as sci-fi