grimdark
noun[U]
uk/ˈɡrɪm.dɑːk/us/ˈɡrɪm.dɑːrk/atypeoffantasyfiction(=storiesthat are not set in therealworld)withcharacterswhobehaveinwaysthat aremorallybadand asubjectmatterthat issad,hopeless, orviolent:
暗黑奇幻小说Theyprefergrimdark to moreupliftinggenresoffiction.他们更爱看暗黑奇幻小说,而不是鼓舞人心的小说。
Is this going to be the end of the grimdark andgorethat has sointegrateditself intocomicsover the lastdecade?这会是过去十年里充斥着暗黑和血腥元素的漫画书的终结吗?
- Why is grimdark sopopular?
 - Personally, Iprefergrimdark to anythingelsegoing on infantasy.
 - TheArticlesof Faith is anentertainingandessentiallyfunfantasyreadthat is moreheartthan it is grimdark.
 
Types of film, play, book etc.
- adaptation
 - Afrofuturism
 - allegorical
 - allegory
 - anime
 - autobiographical
 - computer-animated
 - cyberpunk
 - episodic
 - Gothic
 - kitchen-sink
 - melodrama
 - prosy
 - pulpy
 - satirical
 - science fiction
 - self-referential
 - SFF
 - shoot-em-up
 - smash
 
grimdark
adjective
uk/ˈɡrɪm.dɑːk/us/ˈɡrɪm.dɑːrk/(ofstoriesthat are not set in therealworld) havingcharacterswhobehaveinwaysthat aremorallybadand asubjectmatterthat issad,hopeless, orviolent:
暗黑奇幻小说的I'm not afanof grimdarkfantasy.我不喜欢暗黑奇幻小说。
It's abitgrimdark, but Ithinkitmesheswell with my own writingstyle.这个风格有点暗黑,但我觉得它和我本人的写作风格很契合。
- It'sfascinatingtoseeacharacterleavea grimdarkworldandenterone wherehopeexists.
 - Arc II, while notpointlesslygrimdark, had one of thedarkestplotlines I'deverencounteredin agame.
 - A grimdarkVikingtaleofhorror,betrayal, andmurder, comingsoon!
 
Types of film, play, book etc.
- adaptation
 - Afrofuturism
 - allegorical
 - allegory
 - anime
 - autobiographical
 - computer-animated
 - cyberpunk
 - episodic
 - Gothic
 - kitchen-sink
 - melodrama
 - prosy
 - pulpy
 - satirical
 - science fiction
 - self-referential
 - SFF
 - shoot-em-up
 - smash