Q02: Gender

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

80

20

A1 A2

Male Female

4 16

20 % 80 %

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Q03: Age Range

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

65

10 0

25

A1 A2 A3 A4

<16 16-25 26-35 >36

0 2 5 13

0% 10 % 25 % 65 %

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Q04: Race
Check all that apply

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

85

10 0 0

10 0

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6

Asian African Caucasian Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

0 0 17 2 2 0

0% 0% 85 % 10 % 10 % 0%

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Q05: Reading Habits

100%

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Q04: Race
Check all that apply

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

85

10 0 0

10 0

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6

Asian African Caucasian Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

0 0 17 2 2 0

0% 0% 85 % 10 % 10 % 0%

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Q05: Reading Habits
Check all that apply

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

65 55 55 55 55 55 50 35

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8

Literary or Mainstream Romance Mystery Fantasy Science Fiction Non-Fiction Classics Other

11 11 11 13 11 11 10 7

55 % 55 % 55 % 65 % 55 % 55 % 50 % 35 %

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Q06: If you chose "Other," please describe

30%
6 Of20 Respondents answered the question

Adventure, historical Horror I don't class magazine and news articles under general non-fiction, so i chose other. I'll just about reading anything i can get my hands on - romance novels are really the only thing i tend to stay away from New age, alternative healing, language arts True crime

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Q07: How many books do you read a year

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Q06: If you chose "Other," please describe

30%
6 Of20 Respondents answered the question

Adventure, historical Horror I don't class magazine and news articles under general non-fiction, so i chose other. I'll just about reading anything i can get my hands on - romance novels are really the only thing i tend to stay away from New age, alternative healing, language arts True crime

1 1 1 1 1 1

6 people have answered the question.

Q07: How many books do you read a year

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

60 15 0

25

A1 A2 A3 A4

0-5 5-10 10-25 >25

0 3 5 12

0% 15 % 25 % 60 %

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Q09: What books are Horror in your opinion
Check all that apply

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

50 10

20

20

35

35

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6

Interview with a Vampire (Vampire Chronicles) Twilight (Twilight series) Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse series) Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake series) The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower series) None

10 2 4 4 7 7

50 % 10 % 20 % 20 % 35 % 35 %

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Q10: What books are NOT Horror in your opinion
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Q10: What books are NOT Horror in your opinion
Check all that apply

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

55 45 15 5 15 15

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6

The Phantom of the Opera The Picture of Dorian Grey Dracula Frakenstein Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde None

11 1 3 3 3 9

55 % 5% 15 % 15 % 15 % 45 %

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Q12: Do you think graphic violence is essential to Horror

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

85

15

A1 A2

Yes No

3 17

15 % 85 %

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Q13: Do you think that gore and explicit depictions of death are essential to Horror

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

75

25

A1 A2

Yes No

5 15

25 % 75 %

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Q14: Are you bothered by either violence or gore in books, television, or movies

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Q14: Are you bothered by either violence or gore in books, television, or movies

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

65 35

A1 A2

Yes No

7 13

35 % 65 %

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Q15: Do you think gore and violence can be used as literary tools or metaphors

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

90

10

A1 A2

Yes No

18 2

90 % 10 %

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Q17: Does a religious outlook keep you from reading Horror

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

100

A1 A2

Yes No

0 20

0% 100 %

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Q18: Do you think there are parallels between religious stories and Horror stories

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Q18: Do you think there are parallels between religious stories and Horror stories

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

70

30

A1 A2

Yes No

14 6

70 % 30 %

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Q19: What is your belief in the supernatural

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

40

40 5

15 0

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5

I believe in the supernatural I think there are things that we can witness but can't explain Ghosts or psychic abilities at most It's all superstitious beliefs that can be explained or proven not to exist Other

8 8 1 3 0

40 % 40 % 5% 15 % 0%

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Q20: If you answered "Other," please describe

0%
0 Of20 Respondents answered the question

0 people have answered the question.

Q21: Does the thought of the supernatural or the occult frighten you or creep you out

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

75

25

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A1 A2

Yes No

5 15

25 % 75 %

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Q21: Does the thought of the supernatural or the occult frighten you or creep you out

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

75

25

A1 A2

Yes No

5 15

25 % 75 %

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Q22: Do any of these ideas make a story horror automatically
Check all that apply

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

55 20 10 5 25 25 5 20 15 10

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10

Vampires Werewolves Ghosts Demons The Undead The Devil Witchcraft Occult societies or knowledge Other spirits None

1 2 4 5 5 4 1 2 3 11

5% 10 % 20 % 25 % 25 % 20 % 5% 10 % 15 % 55 %

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Q24: Do you think women are underrepresented as writers in Horror

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

75

25

A1 A2

Yes No

15 5

75 %
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25 %

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Q24: Do you think women are underrepresented as writers in Horror

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

75

25

A1 A2

Yes No

15 5

75 % 25 %

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Q25: Do you think women are underrepresented as character in Horror

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

55 45

A1 A2

Yes No

9 11

45 % 55 %

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Q26: Do you think minorities are underrepresented as writers in Horror

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

65 35

A1 A2

Yes No

13 7

65 % 35 %

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Q27: Do you think minorities are underrepresented as character in Horror

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Q27: Do you think minorities are underrepresented as character in Horror

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

70

30

A1 A2

Yes No

14 6

70 % 30 %

20 people have answered the question.

Q28: Do you think LGBT people are underrepresented as writers in Horror

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

65 35

A1 A2

Yes No

13 7

65 % 35 %

20 people have answered the question.

Q29: Do you think LGBT people are underrepresented as characters in Horror

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

75

25

A1 A2

Yes No

15 5

75 % 25 %

20 people have answered the question.

Q30: Do you think that Horror stories tend to enforce stereotypes

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Q30: Do you think that Horror stories tend to enforce stereotypes

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

65 35

A1 A2

Yes No

13 7

65 % 35 %

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Q31: Do you think that Horror stories contain as diverse characters and ideas as all other fiction

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

75

25

A1 A2

Yes No

15 5

75 % 25 %

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Q32: Do you think there is racism in Horror stories

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

75

25

A1 A2

Yes No

5 15

25 % 75 %

20 people have answered the question.

Q33: Do you think that LGBT lives are treated equally in Horror

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Q33: Do you think that LGBT lives are treated equally in Horror

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

60 40

A1 A2

Yes No

8 12

40 % 60 %

20 people have answered the question.

Q35: In comparison to Literary or Mainstream fiction, what do you think the literary merit is of Horror

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

80

15 5

A1 A2 A3

Literary/Mainstream has more They are about equal Horror has more

3 16 1

15 % 80 % 5%

20 people have answered the question.

Q36: How has the literary merit of Horror fiction progressed over time

100%
20 Of20 Respondents answered the question

70

25 5 0

A1 A2 A3 A4

It has grown There have been high and low points It has stayed the same It has lessened

5 14 0 1

25 % 70 % 0% 5%

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