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noun:  a subgenre of horror and psychological fiction with a particular focus on mental, emotional, and psychological states to frighten, disturb, or unsettle its audience.
noun:  In films and television series, Psychological horror generally differ from traditional horrors, where the source of the fear is typically something material, such as grotesque or horrifying creatures, monsters, serial killers, or aliens, as well as the splatter and slasher film genres, which derives its frightening effects from gore and graphic violence, in that tension in psychological horror is more frequently built through atmosphere, eerie sounds and exploitation of the viewer's and the character's psychological fears.


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