The Darkening of Fiction

Is fiction getting darker? Why do people want to consume dark stories? Where's the line, and does grimdark cross it? In the wake of Halloween, we're discussing dark fantasy and the grimdark movement--its controversy and lack of definition as a genre. We'll discuss the broader darkening of fiction and whether it's really that new. Explicit content: Dark themes; may have explicit languageProduction: Maxwell GarietyMusic: The Silent Grove by AxletreeLicensed under Attribution 4.0