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Whimsical, Dark, and Utterly Enchanting: Frightful Fairytales

Ever wonder what might be lurking in the forest behind Sleeping Beauty’s palace, or what those magic woods really have in store for Hansel and Gretel? Fairytale horror mingles the whimsies of magical storytelling with eerie, dark undercurrents and transforms well-remembered stories into threaded deliciousness. This subgenre brings childhood stories into the real world with […]

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Blurring the Line Between Fantasy and Reality

Speculative fiction is most notable for its extreme divergence from reality. Science fiction amplifies technology to a (currently) unattainable degree, and fantasy eschews the laws of our world for new ones entirely. However, sometimes, this separation between fantasy and reality is almost imperceptible. In these cases, authors might be exploring a subgenre called Magical Realism.

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