Imagery In Diosetta's "Rumah Tumbal Janin" Digital Horror Fiction:  A Stylistic Study

Kristophorus Divinanto Adi Yudono; Adi Wahono

Authors

Kristophorus Divinanto Adi Yudono Universitas Katolik Widya Mandala Surabaya
Adi Wahono Universitas Katolik Widya Mandala Surabaya

Keywords:

digital fiction, horror genre, imagery

Abstract

Horror stories are developing in Indonesia along with the development of social media and digital mass media. Each story is composed with imagery to achieve an impression for the reader of the work. The study was conducted to detail the variety of imagery, and describe the dominant imagery in the fictional story "Rumah Tumbal Janin" by Diosetta. The research was conducted with a descriptive qualitative approach. The analysis was carried out with a critical reading of the serialized digital horror story that became the object of study. The results of the analysis show that there are five imagery in this horror story, 1) visual, 2) auditive, 3) touch, 4) smell, and 5) motion. The imagery that dominates Diodetta's "Rumah Tumbal Janin" story is visual imagery and auditory imagery. The imagery in this story is used to support the fear and discomfort that characterize the horror genre.

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