Editing Horror fiction (section)

===21st century===
Best-selling book series of contemporary times exist in genres related to horror fiction, such as the [[Kitty Norville]] books by [[Carrie Vaughn]] that contain blend [[werewolf fiction]] and [[urban fantasy]] (2005 onward). Horror elements continue to expand outside the genre. The [[alternate history]] of more traditional historical horror in [[Dan Simmons]]'s 2007 novel ''[[The Terror (novel)|The Terror]]'' sits on bookstore shelves next to genre [[Mashup (book)|mash up]]s such as ''[[Pride and Prejudice and Zombies]]'' (2009), and [[historical fantasy]] and [[horror comics]] such as ''[[Hellblazer]]'' (1993 onward) and [[Mike Mignola]]'s [[Hellboy]] (1993 onward). Horror also serves as one of the central genres in more complex modern works such as [[Mark Z. Danielewski]]'s ''[[House of Leaves]]'' (2000), a finalist for the [[National Book Award]]. Like Danielewski, many authors have opted to publish their works online, with notable examples including ''[[Ben Drowned]]'' by [[Alex Hall (author)|Alex Hall]] and ''[[Candle Cove]]'' by [[Kris Straub]]. There are many horror novels for children and teens, such as [[R. L. Stine]]'s [[Goosebumps]] series or ''[[The Monstrumologist]]'' by [[Rick Yancey]]. Additionally, many movies for young audiences, particularly animated ones, use horror aesthetics and conventions (for example, ''[[ParaNorman]]''). These are what can be collectively referred to as "children's horror".<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Lester|first=Catherine|date=Fall 2016|title=The Children's Horror Film|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/628733|journal=The Velvet Light Trap|volume=78|issue=78|pages=22–37|doi=10.7560/VLT7803|s2cid=194468640|access-date=1 May 2019|archive-date=1 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501215659/https://muse.jhu.edu/article/628733|url-status=live}}</ref> Although it is unknown for sure why children enjoy these movies (as it seems counter-intuitive), it is theorized that it is, in part, grotesque monsters that fascinate kids.<ref name=":0" /> Tangential to this, the internalized impact of horror television programs and films on children is rather under-researched, especially when compared to the research done on the similar subject of violence in TV and film's impact on the young mind. What little research there is tends to be inconclusive on the impact that viewing such media has.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Pearce|first1=Laura J.|last2=Field|first2=Andy P.|date=2016|title=The Impact of "Scary" TV and Film on Children's Internalizing Emotions: A Meta-Analysis|journal=Human Communication Research|language=en|volume=42|issue=1|pages=98–121|doi=10.1111/hcre.12069|issn=1468-2958}}</ref>