Value in the Horrific and Fantastic
A few months back I was having a conversation with a friend about my writing and literature in general. He wondered why I don't try to challenge myself and write something truly literary rather than continue writing tales of horror, fantasy, and science fiction. His argument is that these genres have little value when paired up against more “legitimate” stories. It's a sentiment I've noticed brought up time and time again. There seems to exist this opinion that horror, fantas