horror plot by Nolan, Deborah https://padlet.com/deborahnolan/HORROR_PLOT by deborah, zoe, and suhana en-us 2022-01-28 20:30:06 UTC 2025-10-19 12:29:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f976.png Most horror literature follows the complex discovery plot. deborahnolan https://padlet.com/deborahnolan/HORROR_PLOT/wish/2024122593 Complex discovery is the process of discovering the unknown.]]> 2022-02-01 19:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/deborahnolan/HORROR_PLOT/wish/2024122593 Stages of Complex Discovery Plots deborahnolan https://padlet.com/deborahnolan/HORROR_PLOT/wish/2024129750 1. Onset of horrific event (Evidence).
2. Discovery of its cause. 
3. Confirmation of its cause.
4. Confirmation, leading to victory or defeat]]> 2022-02-01 19:31:11 UTC https://padlet.com/deborahnolan/HORROR_PLOT/wish/2024129750 Examples in Movies deborahnolan https://padlet.com/deborahnolan/HORROR_PLOT/wish/2024136064 1. The Onset is when the people in the movie notice that they have been going in a complete circle and went nowhere
2. The main character was leading the group of 7 when one of them realizes there was a specific mark he saw which is the same mark from where they started 
3. Once they check the maps and discover they went in a huge circle, that is when they’re first starting to regret the idea of arriving. ]]> 2022-02-01 19:34:22 UTC https://padlet.com/deborahnolan/HORROR_PLOT/wish/2024136064 The Over-Reacher Plot is centered around something forbidden or taboo. deborahnolan https://padlet.com/deborahnolan/HORROR_PLOT/wish/2024154640 The Over-Reacher plot is similar to the Complex Discovery plot with the addition of forbidden items or knowledge. ]]> 2022-02-01 19:43:44 UTC https://padlet.com/deborahnolan/HORROR_PLOT/wish/2024154640 Plot in horror can fall into two major catagories. deborahnolan https://padlet.com/deborahnolan/HORROR_PLOT/wish/2024158476 The two categories are the complex discovery plot and the over-reacher plot.]]> 2022-02-01 19:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/deborahnolan/HORROR_PLOT/wish/2024158476 The stages of the Over-Reacher plot are as follows. deborahnolan https://padlet.com/deborahnolan/HORROR_PLOT/wish/2024165137 1. Preparation for the experimenter 
-Practical (Experimenter has to secure materials required for an experiment)
-Philosophical (Experimenter will provide explanation and justification for the experiment)
2. Experiment is conducted
- The experiment can have failed attempts, go wrong, resulting in dangerous forces that destroy what the Experimenter holds dear, or the Experimenter comes to their senses and tries to destroy the product, but is unable to.
3. Confrontation
- The experiment has failed attempts and is followed by an all-or-nothing battle with a climax.]]> 2022-02-01 19:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/deborahnolan/HORROR_PLOT/wish/2024165137 Examples in Movies deborahnolan https://padlet.com/deborahnolan/HORROR_PLOT/wish/2024217636 2022-02-01 20:19:01 UTC https://padlet.com/deborahnolan/HORROR_PLOT/wish/2024217636 Even though these two plots are very similar, there are differences. deborahnolan https://padlet.com/deborahnolan/HORROR_PLOT/wish/2024223038 Both plots have to do with the unknown. In the discovery plot, the audience and characters learn that denying the unknown is a dire mistake. The over-reacher plot differs in that it is centered around the fact that some things are better left unknown.]]> 2022-02-01 20:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/deborahnolan/HORROR_PLOT/wish/2024223038 Despite the differences, these plots can be mixed. deborahnolan https://padlet.com/deborahnolan/HORROR_PLOT/wish/2024234525 The plots can be mixed and matched with different subplots of the other type of plot.]]> 2022-02-01 20:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/deborahnolan/HORROR_PLOT/wish/2024234525