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weird fiction

subgenre of speculative fiction originating in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
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weird fiction

Summary

weird fiction is a speculative fiction genre[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • weird fiction's instance of is recorded as speculative fiction genre[3].
  • weird fiction is a type of speculative fiction[4].
  • weird fiction's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Weird fiction[5].

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Definition and Type

weird fiction's instance of is recorded as speculative fiction genre[3]. It is a type of speculative fiction[4].

Why It Matters

weird fiction has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

Related Entities

Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany H. P. Lovecraft The Call of Cthulhu

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4h ago · Mohammad Alqenneh · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Topic's main category → Category:Weird fiction
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