Sub-genres are listed under the main genre category listing (e.g., the sub-genre alternate history is found under the science fiction genre), in the genre's sub-categories. A complete listing of sub-genres can be found in the tables below.
Comedy sub-genres
In addition to placing stories here, please also consider adding the story to any appropriate comedy sub-categories:
Black comedy - Comedy dealing with dark or disturbing subjects, such as death or crime
Comedy drama - Drama with sporadic humorous elements or situations
Comic fantasy - Fantasy stories with a strong humorous tone, at times through oafish sidekicks
Comic horror - Horror stories that are presented in a humorous or comedic elements
Comic science fiction - Science fiction stories told in a humorous or comedic manner
Mockumentary - Comedy that presents itself as a clearly absurd, but real documentary
Observational comedy - Comedy addressing everyday occurrences in an absurd way
Parody - Comedic commentary on original works, their subject or author by ironic imitation
Physical comedy - Comedy relying on physical action or posturing to create humor
Political satire - Satire aimed at addressing serious political issues and considerations
Romantic comedy - Romance stories that are presented in a comedic style
Satire - Comedy used to address serious issues, such as politics or religion
Surreal comedy - Comedy based on strange juxtapositions of subjects or absurd situations
Word play - Comedy focused on often subtle manipulation of language, including puns
Crime fiction sub-genres
In addition to placing stories here, please also consider adding the story to any appropriate crime fiction sub-categories:
Caper - Crime story focusing on criminals carrying out the operation of a caper or heist
Crime thriller - Crime story with emphasis on the suspenseful elements of a crime
Hardboiled - Crime story with an unsentimental portrayal of sex and violence
Legal thriller - Thriller story in which the main characters are lawyers and judges
Occult detective fiction - Horror stories about detectives investigating the paranormal
Organized crime fiction - Crime story about the operation of a criminal organization
Police procedural - Crime story emphasizing police activities in solving crimes
Psychological thriller - Thriller story focused on the psychological impact of crimes
Spy thriller - Thriller story dealing with the operations of spies and counter-spies
Supernatural mystery - Crime story involving a supernatural themes, often ghosts
Whodunit mystery - Crime story centered on solving the puzzle of a mysterious crime
Drama sub-genres
In addition to placing stories here, please also consider adding the story to any appropriate drama sub-categories:
Comedy drama - Drama that balances out the dramatic moments with comedic elements
Historical drama - Drama focused on events occurring in a specific time period
Legal drama - Drama based on criminal or civil litigation occurring in the courtroom
Police procedural - Crime story emphasizing police activities in solving crimes
Romance - Drama concerned with the evolution of relationships—most romance is drama
Tragedy - Drama in which a character faces a downfall from a lapse in judgment or flaws
War drama - Drama with a plot leading up to war, in the midst of war or in the aftermath of war
Fantasy sub-genres
In addition to placing stories here, please also consider adding the story to any appropriate fantasy sub-categories:
Bangsian fantasy - Fantasy stories that take place in part or whole in the afterlife
Comic fantasy - Fantasy stories with a strong humorous tone
Dark fantasy - Fantasy stories with horror elements and typically a pervading doom
Fairytale fantasy - Fantasy stories heavily inclueneced by plots and motifs of folklore
Historical fantasy - Fantasy stories placing fantasy themes in an historical time period
Romance fantasy - Fantasy stories that borrow heavily from the romance genre
Science fantasy - Fantasy stories combining fantasy and science fiction themes
Time travel - Fantasy stories in which time travel is a necessary or core theme
Urban fantasy - Fantasy stories set in a modern, contemporary setting
Horror sub-genres
In addition to placing stories here, please also consider adding the story to any appropriate horror sub-categories:
Comic horror - Horror stories that are presented in a humorous or comedic elements
Dark Fantasy - Fantasy stories with horror elements and typically a pervading doom
Dark romanticism - Pessimistic horror stories with a dark view of mankind and nature
Gothic horror - Horror stories that combine horror themes with the romance genre
Occult detective fiction - Horror stories about detectives investigating the paranormal
Psychological horror - Horror stories with a focus on characters' emotions and fear
Supernatural fiction - Horror stories about the occult or paranormal, such as ghosts
Supernatural mystery - Crime story involving a supernatural themes, often ghosts
Weird menace - Eerie horror stories with a hero facing the brutal methods of evil villains
Weird West - Horror stories with horror themes set in a Western setting
Political fiction sub-genres
In addition to placing stories here, please also consider adding the story to any appropriate political fiction sub-categories:
Conspiracy thriller - Thriller that pits a lone hero against a large, nefarious cabal
Political satire - Satire aimed at addressing serious political issues and considerations
Political thriller - Thriller based on stopping a looming threat to a government
Social science fiction - Science fiction speculating on human society rather than technology
Spy thriller - Thriller dealing with the operations of spies and counter-spies
Techno-thriller - Thriller emphasizing technology, typically that of the military
Romance sub-genres
In addition to placing stories here, please also consider adding the story to any appropriate romance sub-categories:
Gothic horror - Romance stories that combine romance themes with the horror genre
Historical romance - Romance stories that take place before World War II
Romantic comedy - Romance stories that are presented in a comedic style
Romance fantasy - Fantasy stories that borrow heavily from the romance genre
Science fiction romance - Sci-fi encorporating themes from the romance genre
Science fiction sub-genres
In addition to placing stories here, please also consider adding the story to any appropriate science fiction sub-categories:
Alternate history - Sci-fi occurring in a time period divurgent from our own history
Apocalyptic science fiction - Sci-fi set in worlds dealing with catastrophic collapse
Comic science fiction - Sci-fi stories told in a humorous or comedic manner
Cyberpunk - Sci-fi emphasizing the use of high technology in a dystopian setting
Dying Earth science fiction - Sci-fi set at the end of life on Earth or the End of Time
Hard science fiction - Sci-fi stories emphasizing technology and scientific accuracy
Science fantasy - Sci-fi stories that place science fiction themes into a fantasy setting
Science fiction romance - Sci-fi encorporating themes from the romance genre
Science fiction Western - Sci-fi applying science fiction themes to the Western genre
Social science fiction - Sci-fi speculating on human society rather than technology
Soft science fiction - Sci-fi stories emphasizing human psychology and emotion
Space opera - Sci-fi emphasizing adventure, exotic settings and mythic characters
Space Western - Sci-fi adapting themes of the Western genre to the frontier of space
Time travel - Sci-fi stories in which time travel is a necessary or core theme
Thriller sub-genres
In addition to placing stories here, please also consider adding the story to any appropriate thriller sub-categories:
Action thriller - Thriller with high action, an obvious hero and villain and a deadline
Conspiracy thriller - Thriller that pits a lone hero against a large, nefarious cabal
Crime thriller - Crime story with emphasis on the suspenseful elements of a crime
Disaster thriller - Thriller with tension resulting from an impending disaster
Legal thriller - Crime story in which the main characters are lawyers and judges
Medical thriller - Thriller in which medical professionals face an expansive threat
Political thriller - Thriller based on stopping a looming threat to a government
Psychological thriller - Thriller with psychological rather than physical conflict
Spy thriller - Thriller story dealing with the operations of spies and counter-spies
Techno-thriller - Thriller emphasizing technology, typically that of the military
Western sub-genres
In addition to placing stories here, please also consider adding the story to any appropriate Western sub-categories:
Science fiction Western - Sci-fi stories applying science fiction themes to the Western genre
Space Western - Sci-fi stories adapting themes of the Western genre to the frontier of space
Weird West - Horror stories with horror themes set in a Western setting
