>High fantasyAny fantasy story that takes place in a secondary world in which real-world geography and/or history have no consequence. "Magicalness" is not quantifiable and irrelevant to whether or not it's high fantasy. >Low fantasyAny fantasy story that takes place in the world as we know it at any established point in history. >Dark fantasyHorror stories with fantasy elements. Can be high or low, but the most iconic dark fantasy stories are low fantasy. Stories about vampires, mummies, and other living dead, curses, witchcraft, and macabre folklore. Simple as.
>>25090171Don't make up your own definitions.
>>25090237I didn't. These have been the long-established literary definitions of fantasy. They only got muddied and "vibe-based" when visual media got involved.
