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weird fiction: a standalone construct

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fiction that evokes cosmic dread of unknown outside forces and a suspension of the fixed laws of nature.

In genre studies, weird fiction refers to fiction that evokes cosmic dread of unknown outside forces and a suspension of the fixed laws of nature. This meaning comes from Lovecraft (1945) in Supernatural horror in literature.[1]

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Lovecraft, H. P. (1945). Supernatural horror in literature. B. Abramson. Open Library record

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