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Science 
fiction 
is 
a genre of fiction dealing 
with imaginative content 
such 
as futuristic settings, 
futuristic science and technology, space 
travel, time 
travel, faster 
than 
light 
travel, parallel 
universes and extraterrestrial 
life. 
It 
usually 
eschews 
the supernatural, and unlike the related genre of fantasy, its 
imaginary 
elements 
are 
largely 
plausible 
within 
the scientifically established context of the story. Science fiction 

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often explores the potential consequences of scientific and 
other innovations, and has been called a "literature of ideas." 
Utopian and 
dystopian 
fiction 
are genres of literature that explore social and political 
structures. Utopian fiction is the creation of an ideal society, 
or utopia, as the setting for a novel. Dystopian fiction (sometimes 
referred to as apocalyptic literature) is the opposite: creation of an 
utterly horrible or degraded society that is generally headed to an 
irreversible oblivion, or dystopia.  Many novels combine both, 
often as a metaphor for the different directions humanity can take 
in its choices, ending up with one of two possible futures. Both 
utopias and dystopias are commonly found in science fiction and 
other speculative fiction genres, and arguably are by definition a 
type of speculative fiction. 
Horror 
fiction, 
horror 
literature 
are genres of literature, which are intended to, or have the capacity 
to frighten, scare, or startle their readers by inducing feelings 
of horror and terror. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon has defined 
the horror story as "a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... 
which shocks or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a 
feeling of repulsion or loathing".
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 It creates an eerie and 
frightening atmosphere. Horror is usually supernatural, though it 
can be non-supernatural. Often the central menace of a work of 
horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for the larger fears 
of a society.