Erotic Horror category

Discussion in 'Suggestions' started by Zeebop, Sep 19, 2025.

  1. Zeebop

    Zeebop CHYOA Guru

    I can't remember if we had one of these before the site reorg a while back or if we've always gone without it, but looking forward to Halloween I've noticed the lack of an actual Erotic Horror category. As it was noted, most of the horror-themed stories seem crammed into Fantasy or whatever, and that's fine if there is no better option. I wouldn't say it's something we absolutely need.

    Just might be quite nice to have an Erotic Horror category, if there's no problem with such.
     
  2. Kittenboy

    Kittenboy Virgin

    The creatures and killers that appear in horror are different from the races that populate fantasy. But I don't know if horror should be a category. The horror stories I read on Chyoa weren't intended to be scary, so they can be classified as fantasy.
     
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  3. TheLowKing

    TheLowKing Really Really Experienced

    Is there a sufficient presence of erotic horror content on CHYOA to justify a new category?
     
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  4. Zeebop

    Zeebop CHYOA Guru

  5. Err0rkatze

    Err0rkatze Virgin

    I have to agree with TheLowKing, I'm really not sure if there's enough erotic horror and spooky smut on the site for it's own category. It's also not too hard to find that stuff with tags and the search function. I say this as someone who's writing (and reading) niche would fall into ero horror as well. If anything, I'd prefer we have the ability of categorizing our stories with up to three. Personally, I put my spooky smut into the fetish category, given some of the other niche or more unsavoury aspects to it, but it could easily fit into fantasy as well, or some of the more specific categories regarding what actually takes place in said stories.

    I can't remember, but I thought you also couldn't re-categorize and story once it's publish - which would make a new category even more of a headache to implement, if so. Please correct me if I'm wrong, though.
     
  6. TheLowKing

    TheLowKing Really Really Experienced

    Just for the record: I voiced no opinion, I only asked a question.