Difference between science fiction and horror?

Answer 1

They're both fiction, but easiest is probably to say that Lord of the Rings is a typical example of Fantasy, while Star Wars is a typical example of Science Fiction.

• More magic than rockets = fantasy
• More rockets than magic = sci-fi
• Elves and dragons = Fantasy
• Aliens and robots = Sci-Fi

Answer 2

realistic fiction is it could happen but didn't happen. historical fiction is something that was placed in back in the days but never happened:example: a story about a war, but had fake people in it. that's fiction... but the war was histoic.

Answer 3

Generally speaking, fiction deals with human relations as governed by the known laws of the universe, and as conducted against a background of the known world's constraints. Science fiction usually deals with human relations when some of the known laws of the universe have been 'altered' or superceded by advances in science - and where the constraints of the known world do not apply. This is different from fantasy where all lwans and constraints are liable to be discarded.

Answer 4

Historical fiction tries to be true to some point in history. Any deviation from the known facts is looked upon as being a flaw.

Science Fiction (amongst other things) tries to interpolate and extrapolate away from known facts. Deviations are looked upon as virtues.

Answer 5

Science fiction has to deal with futuristic events, specifically those that deal with space and time travel, alien lifeforms, and futuristic technology.

Realistic fiction has it's basis in events that have already occured, and use them to build an equally made up story. haha lol, i see you jack!!!!!!

Answer 6

It is the intention of Horror to install fear, fright or just a feeling or mood of creepiness. It doesn't need include any scientific or supernatural elements at all.

Science Fiction (at its best) should include some extrapolation, interpolation or illustration of known fact.

Answer 7

A science fiction story (in the best definition of the genera) should have some science application in it, if not interpolation and extrapolation on known scientific principles.

An adventure story has to have some adventure in it.

So a story could be both science fiction and adventure.

'Around the world in 80 days' by Jules Vern is an adventure story. It has balloon rides, bull-fights, racing yachts, elephant rides, Hindu Funeral Ceremonies, the rescue of a damsel in distress, Japanese Circus performers, Train Ride, and an Indian (First Nations) Raid (Sioux in particular). But nothing that involves anything that would be considered scientific extrapolation or interpolation.

'3000 leagues Under the Sea' by Jules Vern has considerable speculation on the form and function of submarines which were a very new thing in Jules Vern's day. There is plenty adventure as well, but the existence of a few scientific speculation principles makes it science fiction too. The story has submarines ramming ships and sinking them in this manner which submarines have never done (and lived to tell at least) so it is still speculation and therefore still science fiction.

Answer 8

While science fiction usually depicts story set in the future and historical fiction depicts a story that is pulled from an actual past event and dramatized. Both are similar in two ways:

1) both are fictional, obvious I know, but sometimes historical fiction (although based on actual events) is confused for actual history.

2) And the second similarity is purely conditional and happens when science fiction is introduced in a past setting or a historical event is played out in the future.

A great example of that is the Honor Harrington Series by David Weber. Set many centuries in the future when man has become a space faring race, the antagonists of the series (The People's Republic of Haven) are an allusion to the French Revolution, this is evidenced by the two leaders of the regime: Robert Pierre and Oscar St. Just...who were prominent members during the french revolution.

Answer 9

Historical fiction is a made-up story, but it is based on history.

History is the actual thing that happened.