Dark fantasy

Dark fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy literary, artistic, and cinematic works that incorporate disturbing and frightening themes. It often combines fantasy with elements of horror, possessing a dark and gloomy tone or an atmosphere of horror and dread.[1]

  1. ^ Stableford, Brian (2005). "Dark Fantasy". The A to Z of Fantasy Literature. Plymouth: Scarecrow Press. p. 97. ISBN 0-8108-6829-6.