fantastic

The fantastic is a subgenre of literary works characterized by the ambiguous presentation of seemingly supernatural forces. Structuralist critic Tzvetan Todorov originated the concept, characterizing the fantastic as the hesitation of characters and readers when presented with questions about reality.

Fantastic or Fantastik can refer to:

• The Fantastic genre of writing
• Fantastic art
• The Fantasticks, a Broadway play
• Fantastique, a French genre associated with science fiction, horror and fantasy