r/DarkFantasy↗
Reddit's Dark Fantasy Arts and Literature Subreddit
Dark fantasy is a sub-genre art style of fantasy and sci-fi (science fiction) which can refer to literary, artistic expression, cinematic, film, games, movies, music works that incorporates darker mystery horror thriller and frightening themes of fantasy. The term can be used broadly to refer to fantastical works that have a gloomy, dark (or grimdark) atmosphere, or a sense of horror elements and dread. The Art of Horror, Fairy, Gloom, Goth, Heavy Metal, Magic, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Thriller Genre.
76k subscribers300 posts / mo in Sep 2026209 authors / mosince 2012
r/DarkFantasy has 76k members (+97% over the last 12 months). It gets about 300 posts a month from 209 people. Top topics: Manga Pages & Art Style, Free Fantasy Giveaways and Witches and Fallen Kingdoms.
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- Manga Pages & Art Style0.7%
- Free Fantasy Giveaways0.5%
- Witches and Fallen Kingdoms0.5%
- Berserk Art Panels0.4%
- Illustration Showcase0.4%
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- itch
- www.hollow-press.net
- GlobalComix
- Royal Road
- Cara
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