Dark Fantasy

At its most basic, dark fantasy is a term used to describe a fantasy story with a pronounced horror element. A stricter definition is difficult to pin down, as authors, publishers, and readers have used "dark fantasy" in various contexts throughout the years.

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." Conversely, the term is also used t
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The Death of Jane Lawrence
Vespertine (Vespertine, #1)
A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, #1)
Within These Wicked Walls
The Keeper of Night (The Keeper of Night, #1)
A Ruin of Roses (Deliciously Dark Fairytales, #1)
That Dark Infinity
Flowers for the Sea
Her Soul for Revenge (Souls Trilogy, #2)
呪術廻戦 17 (Jujutsu Kaisen, #17)
Beneath the Veil
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1)
The Last Graduate (The Scholomance, #2)
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina
The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness, #3)
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
The Sandman
Dark and Shallow Lies
The Sandman: Act II
Certain Dark Things
A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)
Gwendy's Magic Feather (The Button Box, #2)
The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery
Godsgrave (The Nevernight Chronicle, #2)
The Pariah (Covenant of Steel, #1)
The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
Darkdawn (The Nevernight Chronicle, #3)
Prince of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #1)
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels, #1)
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
King of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #2)
Coraline
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
Kingdom of Ashes (Nightfall, #1)
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
The Warded Man (Demon Cycle, #1)

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