Category:Weird Fiction

Weird Fiction is a type of story that takes elements of many different genres and works to create new ones - often the works used are retellings of legends or public domain figures, sometimes it can even have historical figures and locations in fanciful "alternate history" settings.

Weird Fiction thrives on taking familiar things and taking them in new, inventive paths - from twisted fairy tales, mixing modern settings with medieval fantasies or simply pitting characters in bizarre settings with many references to other works (without plagiarising).

Examples of this kind of fiction can be found in things like League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Harry Potter and Doctor Who (amongst many others).