
AbstractArgentine Dark Fantasy has recently begun to emerge as a recognizable narrative field, yet it is frequently misclassified under broader labels such as grimdark or dark fantasy in the Anglo-American tradition. This paper proposes a descriptive framework to identify Argentine Dark Fantasy as a distinct narrative configuration shaped by local historical memory, fractured religious imagination, and moral ambiguity rooted in lived social experience rather than genre convention. Rather than focusing on monsters, epic conflict, or nihilistic spectacle, Argentine Dark Fantasy articulates themes of guilt, inherited silence, broken faith, and irreversible decisions. Drawing on comparative genre analysis and narrative pattern observation, this study outlines the core traits of this emerging field and argues for its relevance within contemporary transnational speculative literature.This paper is an English-language working paper version.A DOI-registered version is available on Zenodo.SSRN preprint available (under review).
Argentine Dark Fantasy, cultural memory, narrative studies, dark fantasy
Argentine Dark Fantasy, cultural memory, narrative studies, dark fantasy
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