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What classifies certain types of fantasy as dark fantasy? ... So, once again, the question pops up, what classifies certain types of fantasy as dark fantasy? ...
It would be easy to classify a lot of books into the dark fantasy genre by the titles that authors give to their books. Take for example The Underworld, Dark Visions, and The Vampire Earth (1). Looking at these titles, it would be easy to say that the undertone or general feeling created within these books would be dark. ... Looking at the titles of these stories, could the reader classify them as dark fantasy? ... Using authors such as Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Clive Barker, readers would normally and automatically classify most of these authors with the dark side of literature. ... Roberts “The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy”, and you will find authors in the dark fantasy section such as Harriet Beecher Stowe and Robert Louis Stevenson, authors that aren’t always associated with the genre.
Approximate Word count = 670
Approximate Pages = 2.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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