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Crossover between mystery and fantasy or horror fiction
Occult detective fiction is a subgenre of detective fiction that combines the tropes of the main genre with those of supernatural, fantasy and/or horror
Occult_detective_fiction
Literary genre
mystery before the solution is revealed in a dramatic climax. Occult detective fiction centers around the investigation of supernatural phenomena in the
Mystery_fiction
Literary genre
Moreover, supernatural fiction also tends to focus on suspense and mystery and less on action and adventure. Occult detective fiction combines the tropes
Supernatural_fiction
Subgenre of fantasy
popular for its subgenres, occult detective fiction, urban fantasy, low fantasy, supernatural fiction and paranormal fiction. Several authors note that
Contemporary_fantasy
Novel and comic book series created by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden
by Dark Horse Comics from 2015 to 2019. The series follows Joe, an occult detective in New York City during the 1960s and '70s. The Joe Golem series is
Joe_Golem
2016 South Korean TV series
The Vampire Detective (Korean: 뱀파이어 탐정; RR: Baempaieo tamjeong; lit. 'Vampire Detective') is a South Korean television drama starring Lee Joon, Oh Jung-se
The_Vampire_Detective
1872 collection of five short stories by Sheridan Le Fanu
genres, are presented as selections from the posthumous papers of the occult detective Dr. Martin Hesselius. An English clergyman named Jennings confides
In_a_Glass_Darkly
Monster literature Jiangshi fiction Vampire fiction Werewolf fiction Occult detective Science fiction Alien invasion Post-apocalyptic Cyberpunk derivatives Cyberpunk
List_of_writing_genres
Subgenre of crime and mystery fiction
Detective fiction is a subtype of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator or a detective—whether professional, amateur or retired—investigates
Detective_fiction
2022 TV series or program
Spanish-Brazilian crime action thriller television series with occult detective fiction elements created by Carlos López, directed by Vicente Amorim [pt]
Santo_(TV_series)
Comic book series by Jaques Tardi
2011. Thomas, GW. "Adèle Blanc-Sec (1976–1998) by Jacques Tardi". Occult detective. The Ghostbreakers. Retrieved 18 June 2011. Fitzsimons, Kate (13 July
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
The_Extraordinary_Adventures_of_Adèle_Blanc-Sec
1978 American TV series or program
The World Beyond is the second of two pilots for an occult detective television series. The first pilot, The World of Darkness, also starring Granville
The_World_Beyond
Subgenre of speculative fiction
horror Occult detective Surrealism Urban fantasy China Miéville, "Weird Fiction", in Bould, Mark et al., The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction. New
Weird_fiction
Science fiction and fantasy genre
speculative fiction that simultaneously draws upon or combines tropes and elements from both science fiction and fantasy. In a conventional science fiction story
Science_fantasy
Fictional occult detective created by Seabury Quinn
Jules de Grandin is a fictional occult detective who, from 1925–1951, starred in 92 short stories and one novel by Seabury Quinn in the pulp magazine anthology
Jules_de_Grandin
American-British television film directed by Clive Donner
1970s in the occult detective subgenre. The pilot follows the adventures of William Sebastian (Robert Culp), a former criminologist and occult expert, and
Spectre_(1977_film)
1992 science fiction horror film by Tony Maylam
the United Kingdom, the film stars Rutger Hauer as a burnt-out police detective obsessively hunting down the mysterious serial killer who killed his partner
Split_Second_(1992_film)
American television series
1): A homicide detective for the Seattle police, and Frank's best friend. Stephen J. Lang as Det. Bob Giebelhouse: Seattle detective with a cynical view
Millennium_(TV_series)
Fictional occult detective
and "E. Heron". Low is credited with being one of the first occult detectives in fiction, and appears in a series of twelve short stories, first published
Flaxman_Low
Short story collection by Algernon Blackwood
first published in 1908. They are considered early examples of the occult detective subgenre, and went on to greatly influence other characters such as
John_Silence
American supernatural horror television series
Dead Boy Detectives is an American supernatural horror detective comedy-drama television series developed by Steve Yockey based on the DC Comics characters
Dead Boy Detectives (TV series)
Dead_Boy_Detectives_(TV_series)
1995 film by Clive Barker
anthology Books of Blood Volume 6. The same story introduced Barker's occult detective Harry D'Amour, who later appeared in several prose stories and comic
Lord_of_Illusions
Fictional detective by William Hope Hodgson
Thomas Carnacki is a fictional occult detective created by English fantasy writer William Hope Hodgson. Carnacki was the protagonist of a series of six
Carnacki
2001 French mystery film
Vidocq (North American DVD title: Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq) is a 2001 mystery film, directed by Pitof, starring Gérard Depardieu as historical
Vidocq_(2001_film)
1913 collection of short stories by William Hope Hodgson
Carnacki the Ghost-Finder is a collection of occult detective short stories by English writer William Hope Hodgson, featuring the titular protagonist.
Carnacki,_the_Ghost-Finder
Genre of fiction including science fiction, horror and fantasy
Speculative fiction is an umbrella genre of fiction that encompasses all the subgenres that depart from realism, or strictly imitating everyday reality
Speculative_fiction
Series of urban fantasy novels by American author Seanan McGuire
original on 2022-04-10. Retrieved 2022-05-04. "Seanan McGuire is creating Fiction". Patreon. Archived from the original on 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2022-05-04
October_Daye
American TV series (2005–2006)
Night Stalker is a television series that ran for six weeks in 2005 on ABC in the United States. The series starred Stuart Townsend as Carl Kolchak, an
Night_Stalker_(TV_series)
Nom de plume
Christopher Lee, Alfred Marks, Michael Gothard, and Peter Cushing. The occult detective fiction series The Guardians was another Peter Saxon title, with writers
Peter_Saxon
Italian horror comics series
nero (Black Horror), released July 1989, in which he met the Nightmare Detective, but Sclavi's novel was written before the special issue. Francesco Dellamorte
Dylan_Dog
Literary genre
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or magical elements, often including completely imaginary realms and creatures. The
Fantasy
1998 video game
Mizzurna Falls is a 1998 adventure video game developed and published by Human Entertainment for the PlayStation. The game focuses on the search for a
Mizzurna_Falls
Webcomic
follows the adventures of a group of detectives who solve supernatural crimes in the tradition of occult detective fiction. The strip alternates between single
The_Night_Owls_(webcomic)
2015 American supernatural crime drama television series
offer clues about the killer. Liv uses this new ability to help Police Detective Clive Babineaux solve crimes. Though she initially passes herself off
IZombie_(TV_series)
Genre of fiction that is set in the past
Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictitious plot takes place in the setting of particular real historical events. Although the term is
Historical_fiction
2005 horror game
Asylum, but is released and spends six years travelling and studying the occult. Exactly six years since entering the manor in Boston, his secondary personality
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Call_of_Cthulhu:_Dark_Corners_of_the_Earth
Fictional character created by Bram Stoker
who is committed to the principles of the Enlightenment and rejects the occult as pure superstition. As such, he initially disbelieves that Dracula is
Abraham_Van_Helsing
2018 video game
information before anything can be "locked in" became commonplace in the detective genre after its release, as other games used it to prevent brute-force
Return_of_the_Obra_Dinn
2014 NBC superhero TV series
Matt Ryan as the eponymous John Constantine, an English exorcist and occult detective who hunts supernatural entities. Although the series was canceled after
Constantine_(TV_series)
2022 film by Paul Leyden
R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned is a 2022 direct-to-video buddy cop science fantasy film directed by Paul Leyden, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Andrew
R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned
R.I.P.D._2:_Rise_of_the_Damned
2023 Indian TV series
(2016–2017) 2017 English American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story (2017) Comrade Detective (2017) Lore (2017–2018) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2023) Non-English
Dhootha
1973 American-British TV film by Philip Leacock
mystery film directed by Philip Leacock. The story is part of the occult detective subgenre and stars Leonard Nimoy, Susan Hampshire, and Vera Miles.
Baffled!
Fictional character by F. Paul Wilson
grow into complex problems that begin to involve more and more science-fiction and supernatural elements as the novels continue. The second novel, Legacies
Repairman_Jack
Series of urban fantasy stories
States Language English Genre Urban Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Dark Fantasy, Occult detective Publisher Ace Books, Berkley Books Published 1993–present
Anita_Blake:_Vampire_Hunter
1975 American television series
live-action children's sitcom that ran on CBS in 1975, about a team of bumbling detectives who investigate ghostly occurrences. The show reunited Forrest Tucker
The_Ghost_Busters
Fantasy/mystery book series by Jim Butcher
narrated from the first-person perspective of Harry Dresden, a private detective and wizard, as he investigates supernatural disturbances in contemporary
The_Dresden_Files
Subgenre of fiction
fantasy fiction Historical fantasy – Genre of fiction List of genres List of high fantasy fiction Low fantasy – Subgenre of fantasy fiction defined by
High_fantasy
Magic depicted in fictional stories
Magic in fiction is the endowment of characters or objects in works of fiction or fantasy with powers that do not naturally occur in the real world. Magic
Magic_in_fiction
1990 film by William Peter Blatty
premise and events of The Exorcist III. The player character is an unnamed detective in a role similar to Kinderman's, venturing through horror environments
The_Exorcist_III
Subgenre of speculative fiction
Grimdark is a subgenre of speculative fiction with a tone, style, or setting that is particularly dystopian, amoral, and violent. The term is inspired
Grimdark
British TV thriller series (1968–1969)
The Champions is a British espionage thriller, science fiction and occult detective fiction adventure television series. It was produced by Lew Grade's
The_Champions
1976 film by Larry Cohen
model footage from Gerry Anderson's science fiction TV series Space: 1999. Sylvia Sidney appears as Detective Nicholas's long-lost, traumatized mother in
God_Told_Me_To
American paranormal thriller television series
The Sixth Sense is an American paranormal thriller television series featuring Gary Collins and Catherine Ferrar. The series was produced by and filmed
The Sixth Sense (American TV series)
The_Sixth_Sense_(American_TV_series)
1994 film by Paul Schrader
Witch Hunt is a 1994 HBO fantasy detective television film directed by Paul Schrader and starring Dennis Hopper, Penelope Ann Miller and Eric Bogosian
Witch_Hunt_(1994_film)
Video game series
Edward Carnby is the main protagonist of the series, and is a private detective. In the first three games, he is depicted as a middle-aged private investigator
Alone_in_the_Dark
British supernatural drama television series
The Living and the Dead Genre Horror Drama Occult detective fiction Created by Ashley Pharoah Directed by Alice Troughton Sam Donovan Starring Colin Morgan
The Living and the Dead (TV series)
The_Living_and_the_Dead_(TV_series)
2007 video game
letter from her deceased mother Ingrid, and Keats, editor of the struggling occult magazine Unknown Realms, who receives a phone call from a woman who says
Folklore_(video_game)
Subgenre of fantasy tale
technological extrapolation in a science fiction, or explain it away in a contemporary or historical work of fiction. Other forms of fantasy, especially comic
Fairytale_fantasy
Subgenre of fantasy fiction defined by a "mundane" setting
Lewis Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt Contemporary fantasy Occult detective fiction Letters 151, 165, 183, 211, Letters 325, 17 July 1971, Letters
Low_fantasy
1972 television horror film by John Llewellyn Moxey
The Night Stalker is an American made-for-television horror film which aired on ABC on January 11, 1972, as their ABC Movie of the Week.[citation needed]
The_Night_Stalker_(1972_film)
American comedy-drama television series (2007–2009)
Kill") Ethan Phillips as Daniel Hill ("Robbing Hood") Robert Picardo as Detective Puget ("Water & Power") Mary Kay Place as Annabelle Vandersloop ("The
Pushing_Daisies
Topics referred to by the same term
with titles containing occult Occult blood (disambiguation) Occult detective fiction, a subgenre of detective fiction that combines the tropes of the
Occult_(disambiguation)
American television series
Baywatch Nights is an American science-fiction mystery drama television series that aired in syndication from 1995 to 1997. Created by Douglas Schwartz
Baywatch_Nights
1987 film by John Schlesinger
the film a mostly positive review, writing, "The Believers is a bizarre, occult thriller about the implications of religious faith. And, though it doesn't
The_Believers_(film)
Fantasy drama television series (2022–2025)
reincarnated as a raven by Lucienne Jenna Coleman as Johanna Constantine, an occult detective and Dream's close ally. Coleman plays two versions of the character:
The_Sandman_(TV_series)
2019 video game
follows a troubled detective with no memory of his identity or the world around him. As he investigates a murder with a detective from another precinct
Disco_Elysium
Dark fantasy television series (2005–2020)
ISBN 978-0-470-67096-5. Green, Paul (2019). "Supernatural". Encyclopedia of Weird Detectives: Supernatural and Paranormal Elements in Novels, Pulps, Comics, Film,
Supernatural (American TV series)
Supernatural_(American_TV_series)
1872 novella by Sheridan Le Fanu
preface re-framing the story as a case file of Le Fanu's fictional occult detective, Doctor Martin Hesselius. Comparing the work of two illustrators of
Carmilla
Novel by Derek Landy
follows the characters Skulduggery Pleasant — a skeleton, sorcerer and detective — and his partner Stephanie Edgley, who also goes by Valkyrie Cain. They
Skulduggery_Pleasant_(novel)
Filipino komiks
illustrated by Kajo Baldisimo. It tells the story of Alexandra Trese, a detective who deals with crimes of supernatural origin. Its first issue was published
Trese
2013 film by Robert Schwentke
Parker, Stéphanie Szostak, and Marisa Miller. The story follows a murdered detective who is recruited to work for the eponymous afterlife agency—whose duty
R.I.P.D.
Fictional detectives are characters in detective fiction. These individuals have long been a staple of detective mystery crime fiction, particularly in
List_of_fictional_detectives
Overview of and topical guide to science fiction
the science fiction and mystery genres, encompassing Occult detective fiction and science fiction detectives Science fiction Western – fiction which has
Outline_of_science_fiction
1987 film by Alan Parker
New Orleans, based on the novel's perpetual allusions to voodoo and the occult. He discussed the story-setting change to Hjortsberg, who approved of the
Angel_Heart
Subgenre of fantasy
games Grimdark Paranormal fiction Occult detective Science fantasy Splatterpunk Supernatural fiction Urban fantasy Weird fiction Stableford, Brian (2005)
Dark_fantasy
1993 Indian film by Fazil
Manichitrathazhu (transl. The Ornate Lock) is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language epic psychological horror film directed by Fazil, written by Madhu Muttam
Manichitrathazhu
2007 Indian film by Priyadarshan
Bhool Bhulaiyaa (transl. Labyrinth) is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language psychological horror comedy film directed by Priyadarshan from a screenplay by Neeraj
Bhool_Bhulaiyaa
2011 American film by Kevin Munroe
Oppenheimer. Brandon Routh stars as the eponymous antagonistic and self-aware detective who investigates cases involving the vampires, zombies, and werewolves
Dylan_Dog:_Dead_of_Night
1928 detective novel by A.E.W. Mason
novel in Mason's Inspector Hanaud series, and the only one to feature the occult as a significant plot point. Critical opinion has been mixed, with one writer
The_Prisoner_in_the_Opal
Comic book series
Priest (also called The Nameless Man and other variations) is steeped in the occult, and seems bent on building up his rotting army, perhaps to one day conquer
The_Goon
Comic book character
the final months of World War II, the mystic Grigori Rasputin oversaw an occult Nazi ritual ("Project Ragna Rok") to awaken the Ogdru Jahad and turn the
Hellboy
1988–2024 comic book series
Diggle, and Peter Milligan. Hellblazer was one of the first modern occult detective fiction works and heavily influenced the genre to come. After favorable
Hellblazer
2024 film by Stuart Ortiz
Inland Empire region of Southern California, the film centers around a detective pair on the trail of a serial killer called Mr. Shiny who, after reappearing
Strange_Harvest_(film)
2013 American thriller film
Odd Thomas is a 2013 thriller film based on Dean Koontz's 2003 novel of the same name. It is directed, written, and co-produced by Stephen Sommers and
Odd_Thomas_(film)
2010 open world survival horror video game
and protagonist, Francis York Morgan. Gameplay is divided into York's detective investigation into Greenvale and its inhabitants, and supernatural combat
Deadly_Premonition
2021 animated television series
October 27, 2020. Tan, Yvette (June 11, 2021). "Trese: What Netflix's new occult anime reveals about the Philippines". BBC. Retrieved June 12, 2021. "'Trese'
Trese_(TV_series)
American urban fantasy television series
identity after Lucifer returns to Hell. Lauren German as Detective Chloe Decker: A homicide detective and former actress whose late father was an LAPD officer
Lucifer_(TV_series)
Fantastical stock antagonist characterized by immense villainy and power
In fiction and mythology, a dark lord (sometimes capitalized as Dark Lord or referred to as an evil overlord or evil emperor) is an antagonistic archetype
Dark_lord
American animated television series (1986–1991)
Real Ghostbusters at IMDb The Real Ghostbusters Playlist on YouTube Portals: 1980s 1990s Cartoon Speculative fiction/Horror Animation Television Toys
The_Real_Ghostbusters
Comics character
Doctor Spektor is a fictional comic book "occult detective" that appeared in Western Publishing's Gold Key Comics. Created by writer Donald F. Glut and
Doctor_Spektor
1999 short story anthology
Dark Detectives: Adventures of the Supernatural Sleuths is an anthology of occult detective stories edited by Stephen Jones. It was published by F & B
Dark_Detectives
American television series (1974–1975)
unlikely causes, particularly those involving the supernatural or science fiction, including fantastic creatures. The series was preceded by the two television
Kolchak:_The_Night_Stalker
Television series
11 February 2006 (2006-02-11) 5.13m Suddenly dumped and fired by her boyfriend and boss, occult publisher Christopher, Leah takes part in a magickal ritual, invoking a
Sea_of_Souls
American drama television series (1990–91, 2017)
(Sheryl Lee). The show's narrative draws on the characteristics of detective fiction, but its uncanny tone, supernatural elements, and campy, melodramatic
Twin_Peaks
Magic object used or present in mythology
Mythpunk Occult detective fiction Progression Romantic Science Shenmo fiction Solarpunk Splatterpunk Superhero fiction Supernatural fiction Sword-and-sandal
Magic_item
Fictional character
second novel, Forever Odd focuses on a battle of wits between Odd and an occult-obsessed seductress who has kidnapped Odd's childhood friend, hoping to
Odd_Thomas_(character)
1997 American animated television series
students as the new Ghostbusters: Kylie Griffin, a goth genius and expert on occultism; Eduardo Rivera, a cynical Latino slacker; Garrett Miller, a young wheelchair
Extreme_Ghostbusters
1973 American TV series or program
left behind by the missing David Norliss (Thinnes), an investigator of the occult, it tells the story of his encounter with Ellen Sterns Cort (Dickinson)
The_Norliss_Tapes
Japanese mythological creatures
romance Superhero Sword and planet Urban fantasy Occult detective fiction Paranormal romance Weird fiction New weird Weird West Fantasy Western Xenofiction
Oni
1987 novel by Mike Resnick
advantage of Mallory's service. As he has no other way out of trouble the detective decides to follow Mürgenstürm, and to search for the stolen animal. They
Stalking_the_Unicorn
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