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Dark Fantasy is a storytelling genre that combines elements of horror and fantasy. It explores the darker aspects of human nature, often with a supernatural twist. Unlike other genres of fantasy, Dark Fantasy tends to have a bleak and somber tone.
The 2013 fantasy action role-playing game Dragon's Crown contains many elements of dark fantasy, such as werewolves, vampires, zombies, homonculi, and human-monster hybrids. Modern games from Japanese game development and publishing company FromSoftware are lauded as exceptional representations of the dark fantasy genre, notably the ...
A dark fantasy is a fantasy narrative in which supernatural horror is woven into the story elements. That is to say, it’s not just “fantasy meets horror .” In horror novels, the gory and grotesque hide in dark corners and leap out at you.
- Abi Wurdeman
Sep 3, 2023 · The world of dark fantasy is an angle on an already loved subgenre that brings out the fears in all of us and places them in a world that feels distant from our everyday lives.
- Evergreen Writer
Sep 12, 2023 · Dark fantasy’s roots are in gothic horror, and in writers applying these sensibilities to the kind of epic storytelling familiar to fantasy readers. More recently, the field has ripened to include contemporary tales of secret societies and academia.
Dark fantasy is often used as a synonym for supernatural horror. Some authors and critics also apply the term to high fantasy stories that feature anti-heroic or morally ambiguous protagonists. Fantasy works by writers typically associated with the horror genre are sometimes described as "dark fantasy."
