What is it about the fantasyhorror genre that gives it such widespread and enduring appeal?

Question

What is it about the fantasyhorror genre that gives it such widespread and enduring appeal?
During the midth century, Vlad the Impaler ruled the southern region of modern day Romania, a territory then called Wallachia. Tales of his atrocities were circulated by the German Boyars of Transylvania and became popular reading all over Europe. Even decades after his death, private press owners were guaranteed to make money reprinting these Dracula stories. When Bram Stoker resurrected the character in his novel, Dracula, he had an instant best seller. In over a hundred years, the book has never been out of print. The following century saw the birth of Tolkiens Lord of the Rings, which in numerous polls in both North America and the UK was voted the book of the century, and its author the storyteller of the century. The success of J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter and Stephenie Meyers Twilight series only confirm the popularity of the fantasyhorror genre. What is it about fantasy and horror stories that give them such widespread and enduring appeal?

Answer

We will always have a desire to escape our day to day lives and live in a world other than our own. Whether you have what seems a dull life or a stressful one, the fantasy genre transports you . It is the daydream you didnt dream up yourself. Our society is obsessed and bombarded with images of blood and gore, so the horror aspect of this genre fits in with our adrenaline junkie society.