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Message: <blockquote data-quote="overgeeked" data-source="post: 9801897" data-attributes="member: 86653">Though, thinking about it more there are some that just wouldn’t work because they are mutually exclusive. How I define horror (huge power imbalance between protagonists and antagonists) makes it mutually exclusive with action-adventure and pulp. You can have horror-themed monsters in a pulp or action-adventure story, but it stops being horror. There’s also similar dynamics along a spectrum that can’t really work together. Like suspense, mystery, and thriller. To me, suspense is the protagonist being weaker than the antagonist but overcoming in the end and the setting is usually smaller and closed in. Mystery is both protagonist and antagonist being about the same in power and skill but struggling to win. Thriller is generally the protagonist being more powerful but needing to get through a lot of obstacles to reach antagonist, the setting is also generally global. Think James Bond spy movies. But that’s really getting into the weeds.</blockquote>