@awesomejohn Yes! Absolutely. So thrilled to see someone else point this out. The writing strategy for both genres is to communicate sensations that help arouse the reader (arousal being either anxiety, fear, lust or other strong emotions). These are the only two genres I chose to focus on in my writing because I enjoy honing this particular skill. I recently wrote about the parallels between dark romance in particular and horror on my blog. #CoSoWriters https://www.amaryllislanza.com/post/what-is-dark-romance