Dark fantasy, also called fantasy horror, is a subgenre of fantasy literary, artistic, and cinematic works that incorporates disturbing and frightening themes. The term is ambiguously used to describe stories that combine horror elements with one or other of the standard formulas of fantasy.[1]
- ^ Stableford, Brian (2005). "Dark Fantasy". The A to Z of Fantasy Literature. Plymouth: Scarecrow Press. p. 97. ISBN 0-8108-6829-6.