(fandom slang) A challenge in which participants are asked to write fan fiction, generally of a specific type or to fill individual requests.

A macabre subgenre of speculative fiction originating in the late 19th and early 20th century, pre-dating the horror and fantasy genres.

Alternative form of ficain

Fiction not based on reality; a class of fiction including but not necessarily limited to fantasy, horror and science fiction.

plural of paradox of fiction

(philosophy) The paradox that (i) people have emotional responses to fictitious events, and (ii) one must believe that something truly exists in order to be emotionally moved by it, but (iii) nobody who considers an event to be fictitious can also believe it to be real.

Fiction that attempts to convey a sociopolitical message, as opposed to mere escapism.

plural of Fichter

A surname.

A surname.