WikiProject Horror[edit]
WikiProject Horror logo
WikiProject Horror logo

Welcome to the Horror WikiProject on the English Wikipedia! We are a group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to horror–related fiction and media.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask them on our discussion page, or by contacting participants of the project.

Purpose and Goals
WikiProject Horror's primary scope encompasses any article directly regarding fictional horror narratives in any print or visual medium, including but not limited to: We are currently working toward four major milestones:
(506/650.7)
(876/1301.4)
(2494/2602.8)
(9184/9760.5)
Participation[edit]

We welcome everyone who wishes to improve horror articles. You don't need to formally join our project in order to contribute, but feel free to indicate your participation by adding your name to the list of members.

New users who have contributed to horror related articles can be informed about this project by adding the ((subst:horror welcome)) template to their talk pages.

Horror Barnstar
Horror Barnstar

Members of our project may like to reward other users with a barnstar. The project features the Horror Barnstar: ((subst:Horror Barnstar|text on award. ~~~~))

Make sure you are familiar with the following pages:

In addition to the usual policies and guidelines, please make sure you understand the specific guidelines for horror-related articles.
Project Structure[edit]
  • The assessment department evaluates the quality and importance of horror related articles.
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Tasks[edit]


Short term

Notability[edit]
Horror-related articles are considered notable by this project if they pass Wikipedia's general notability guidelines.
Articles[edit]
This project currently maintains over 10,000 pages of varying importance and quality, of which over 5,000 are articles.
  • All pages within the scope of this WikiProject may be monitored from the project watchlist.
  • The templates page lists all templates useful in writing articles related to horror fiction, including infobox, cleanup, stub, talk page, and external links templates.
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