(Andrzej Sapkowski): Folklore meets gritty realism.
Masterclasses in environmental storytelling and despair. Dark Fantasy
(Joe Abercrombie): Character-driven stories with heavy cynicism. (Andrzej Sapkowski): Folklore meets gritty realism
(Kentaro Miura): The gold standard for dark fantasy manga. Dark Fantasy
Usually involves the physical or spiritual rot of the world.