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dark fantasy

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dark fantasy

Summary

dark fantasy is a fantasy genre[1]. It draws 2,033 Wikipedia views per month (fantasy_genre category, ranking #2 of 18).[2]

Key Facts

  • dark fantasy's instance of is recorded as fantasy genre[3].
  • dark fantasy's instance of is recorded as genre[4].
  • dark fantasy is a type of fantasy[5].
  • dark fantasy's Commons category is recorded as Dark fantasy[6].
  • dark fantasy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dark fantasy[7].
  • dark fantasy's described by source is recorded as Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction[8].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include fantasy genre[3] and genre[4]. dark fantasy is a type of fantasy[5].

Why It Matters

dark fantasy draws 2,033 Wikipedia views per month (fantasy_genre category, ranking #2 of 18).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
    Instance of → fantasy genre, genre
    Subclass of → fantasy
    Subclass of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 82891, Add qualifier to All the Tropes article ID `Dark_Fantasy`"
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