And I think it’s okay to be polarizing, too. Not with deus ex machina twists that come out of nowhere, but with unique moments, surprises that feel fated, and endings that are earned. And then…they subvert those expectations. They are looking to pull us in with techniques, tropes, rules, and histories that are familiar–so we’ll know how to access these works, how to set up our expectations. And these three subgenres-neo-noir, new-weird, and hopepunk-all have those traits in common. I’m drawn to the periphery, the edges, the shadows, and cobwebbed corners.
As a reader, and viewer, of contemporary dark stories, I’m most drawn to work that does not sit nicely in the middle of a major genre.
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