But because horror always leads to the dys-epiphany, it also has a natural affinity for the fantastic, because what horror says, over and over again, is in essence, "The monsters they told you were make-believe are real."

Dude.

You just explained to me why I find horror so damned boring. And why other people call some of my stories horror, when I don't see that element in them at all.

...because I knew that already.

...wow.