Etymology

weird fiction

Today it means: A macabre subgenre of speculative fiction originating in the late 19th and early 20th century, pre-dating the horror and fantasy genres. Full definition →

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The story

Popularized by H. P. Lovecraft.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.