[mohammedderhall]

Hi...

Sorry for my bad English. I will be clear as I can.

Why sci fi novels have some horror elements inside? Do you this this because SF deals with unknown that generates fear in our minds. This is what I think. What about you?

[Michigan]

Why not? I'm sure you can find books with elements of horror in every genre.

[Rob B]

While Horror doesn't cross paths with Science Fiction enough, there are some interesting books out there. Check out this thread:
A Good Sci-Fi Horror Book (http://www.sffworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21830)

[psikeyhackr]

Frankenstein was promoted as horror when I was a kid. I never thought of it as science fiction. I read some essay back in the 90s saying that it was the first real sci-fi story. But how it is told and presented has a big effect on the interpretation.

There is a bigger market for horror than good SF so it may be a question of wht the writer is trying to do.

Science can produce horror. People must decide what to do with it so what is the intent of the author's message. Wasn't Hiroshima a horror? How many movies did that inspire in the 50s.

psik

[stevehendry]

I'm not an psychologist, but if I had to guess, I'd bet the link between Sci Fi and horror has to do with the unknown. Sci Fi reaches out to the future and unknown worlds and creatures that may lurk there. Authors capitalize on this unknown factor to generate terrifying creatures that are often more intelligent than the protagonist. All of it is more or less plot management to captivate the readers, hopefully within the first 5 pages.