i like to read horror novels.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Horror is a genre of fiction which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten, scare, disgust, or startle its readers or viewers by inducing feelings of horror and terror. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon has defined the horror story as \"a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... which shocks or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing\". It creates an eerie and frightening atmosphere. Horror is frequently supernatural, though it can be non-supernatural. Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for the larger fears of a society. The genre of horror has ancient origins with roots in folklore and religious traditions, focusing on death, the afterlife, evil, the demonic and the principle of the thing embodied in the person. These were manifested in stories of beings such as witchcraft, vampires, werewolves and ghosts. European horror fiction became established through works by the Ancient Greeks and Ancient Romans. In Greek mythology, Prometheus was a Titan who was the inspiration for the title of \"Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus\". Prometheus' earliest known appearance is in Hesiod's \"Theogony\".\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I enjoy reading horror fiction.  when I get a chance to read. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's interesting, horror is very captivating to me but sometimes it can frighten me too much."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "ha me too!  But I suppose the intention of it is to frighten and startle the readers."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes, I agree with you that is the intent. Do you think that horror is usually more consistent in novels as opposed to movie presentations, generally speaking?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I think so.  Generally, it seems more realistic (I guess in my mind) while I read rather than when I see it in movies.  In fact, I don't really like horror movies at all."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I figured you might feel this way. I agree that horror seems more difficult to translate to movies the way it does in books. Have you played any horror video games?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I have watched Resident Evil being played...but never played it myself.  Do you play them?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yea I have played a few (usually with people nearby). Examples are dead space and resident evil, I think the interactivity adds to my surprise and helps immerse me."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That's interesting.  I never considered a video game doing that...but I guess that's where all the VR stuff is getting so popular"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I agree, I haven't tried VR yet but I can see it's popularity increasing. Reading is still wonderful because it keeps the mind sharp, but I like games too so switching it up works for me."}]