Strange question to ask I suppose; it's one that I've always wondered. And now it's one that applies to me.
I used to sometimes see the sci-fi and horror genres categorized together in some venues, or merged, like in video rental stores for example. Not so much these days.
Of course I always thought that was crazy, because what could Star Trek and Freddy Krueger possibly have in common?
Now here's my situation. I love both, and both are what I know. I'm currently writing a Sci-fi novel, a totally cerebral far-out edge-of-your-seat sci-fi, hopefully to become my first publication. With that said, something's also been brewing in my head for my next book. Only that genre would be considered to be more as horror. It's going to scare the pants off any reader. I guarantee people will need therapy after reading that book. (I'm plugging it before it's even written...)
So here's what my question boils down to. Is there some type of cross-over connection that a Sci-fi author could successfully publish horror as well, or vice-versa. I'd hate to have to add martians to my horror novel just to stay in the same sci-fi boundaries. Nor do I want to write under 2 pen names, just for that sake.
Will people think of it as a stretch, as someone doing two completely different genres, or will they see 'that kind of stuff' being typical for this author?
I used to sometimes see the sci-fi and horror genres categorized together in some venues, or merged, like in video rental stores for example. Not so much these days.
Of course I always thought that was crazy, because what could Star Trek and Freddy Krueger possibly have in common?
Now here's my situation. I love both, and both are what I know. I'm currently writing a Sci-fi novel, a totally cerebral far-out edge-of-your-seat sci-fi, hopefully to become my first publication. With that said, something's also been brewing in my head for my next book. Only that genre would be considered to be more as horror. It's going to scare the pants off any reader. I guarantee people will need therapy after reading that book. (I'm plugging it before it's even written...)
So here's what my question boils down to. Is there some type of cross-over connection that a Sci-fi author could successfully publish horror as well, or vice-versa. I'd hate to have to add martians to my horror novel just to stay in the same sci-fi boundaries. Nor do I want to write under 2 pen names, just for that sake.
Will people think of it as a stretch, as someone doing two completely different genres, or will they see 'that kind of stuff' being typical for this author?
