This category contains stories in the sub-category of horror fiction that deals with paranormal or occult phenomena in the context of a mystery or a crime that has been committed.
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
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
