page_title: Horror and terror
hierarchical_section_title: Horror and terror
caption_attribution_description: Figure 20 from Charles Darwin's The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. Caption reads "FIG. 20.—Terror, from a photograph by Dr. Duchenne." See Image:Expression of the Emotions Figure 21.png, also by Duchenne.
context_page_description: The distinction between horror and terror is a standard literary and psychological concept applied especially to Gothic and horror fiction. Terror is usually described as the feeling of dread and anticipation that precedes the horrifying experience. By contrast, horror is the feeling of revulsion that usually follows a frightening sight, sound, or otherwise experience.
  Horror has also been defined by Noel Carroll as a combination of terror and revulsion.
context_section_description: The distinction between horror and terror is a standard literary and psychological concept applied especially to Gothic and horror fiction. Terror is usually described as the feeling of dread and anticipation that precedes the horrifying experience. By contrast, horror is the feeling of revulsion that usually follows a frightening sight, sound, or otherwise experience.
  Horror has also been defined by Noel Carroll as a combination of terror and revulsion.
caption: Figure 20 from Charles Darwin's The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872). Caption reads "FIG. 20.—Terror, from a photograph by Dr. Duchenne."
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