Hammer Films had effectively reinvented the horrorgenre with its Frankenstein and Dracula movies at the end of the 1950s and had enjoyed a decade of commercial success in the 1960s.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I loved how the writers really pushed the boundaries of the horrorgenre.
The Sun (2012)
He made a massive contribution to the horrorgenre.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Definition of 'genre'
genre
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countable noun
A genre is a particular type of literature, painting, music, film, or other art form which people consider as a class becauseit has special characteristics.
[formal]
Definition of 'horror'
horror
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adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A horror film or story is intended to be very frightening.