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{{quote|If you have a vampire, and you're just trying to survive the vampire: Horror. If you're going to blow the vampire up: It's urban fantasy. And if you're going to have sexy time with the vampire: It's paranormal romance.
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Paranormal Romance is the subgenre of [[Romance Novel|romance]] where, instead of being a [[Fantasy]] with a romantic subplot, the relationship is brought to the front and the heroine finds her true love when [[Paranormal Tropes|supernatural forces]] are involved.
|Larry Correia}}

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'''Paranormal Romance''' is the subgenre of [[Romance Novel|romance]] where, instead of being a [[Fantasy]] with a romantic subplot, the relationship is brought to the front and the heroine finds her true love when [[Paranormal Tropes|supernatural forces]] are involved.


So instead of the motley cast of misfits heading out on a journey to slay the [[Evil Overlord]] with two characters suffering from [[UST]], the heroine gets zapped back in time. She's lost, lonely and confused with no known way of getting back. To add to her worries, she doesn't realize she has romantic feelings toward that man standing over there with the top hat and [[High-Class Glass|monocle]]. Using sci-fi and fantasy to create an exotic location for your romance story is fine, provided that the budding romance between the two lovers is the main plot point. The story can even take place in the [[Standard Fantasy Setting]].
So instead of the motley cast of misfits heading out on a journey to slay the [[Evil Overlord]] with two characters suffering from [[UST]], the heroine gets zapped back in time. She's lost, lonely and confused with no known way of getting back. To add to her worries, she doesn't realize she has romantic feelings toward that man standing over there with the top hat and [[High-Class Glass|monocle]]. Using sci-fi and fantasy to create an exotic location for your romance story is fine, provided that the budding romance between the two lovers is the main plot point. The story can even take place in the [[Standard Fantasy Setting]].


That being said [[Paranormal Romance]] can be combined with any other genre out there. Stories can blur the line between focusing on the relationship and focusing on the setting, plot, and action.
That being said '''Paranormal Romance''' can be combined with any other genre out there. Stories can blur the line between focusing on the relationship and focusing on the setting, plot, and action.


Common plots include:
Common plots include:
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* The heroine moves into a [[Haunted House]] and falls in love with a ghost.
* The heroine moves into a [[Haunted House]] and falls in love with a ghost.
* The heroine or her true love has [[Telepathy|ESP]] and we get to see how having ESP can both help and hinder the path to true love.
* The heroine or her true love has [[Telepathy|ESP]] and we get to see how having ESP can both help and hinder the path to true love.
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== [[Anime]] ==
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Karin]]''
* ''[[Karin]]''
* ''[[Inuyasha]]'' is a borderline example; it's arguable whether the A-plot is Kagome and Inuyasha's budding [[Reincarnation Romance]] or the quest for the Shikon Jewel.
* ''[[Inuyasha]]'' is a borderline example; it's arguable whether the A-plot is Kagome and Inuyasha's budding [[Reincarnation Romance]] or the quest for the Shikon Jewel.


== [[Film]] ==
== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Beetlejuice (Film)|Beetlejuice]]'' combines this with [[Black Comedy]].
* ''[[Beetlejuice]]'' combines this with [[Black Comedy]].
* ''[[Kate and Leopold]]'' is a [[Time Travel]] version.
* ''[[Kate and Leopold]]'' is a [[Time Travel]] version.
* ''[[Beauty and The Beast (Disney)|Beauty and The Beast]]''
* ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]''
* ''[[Cinderella (Disney)|Cinderella]]''
* ''[[Cinderella (Disney film)|Cinderella]]''


== [[Literature]] ==
== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[Twilight (Literature)|Twilight]]'', Bella is a human torn between loving a vampire and a werewolf. Since the series is a huge seller inspiring truly [[Fan Dumb|frightening]] amounts of fannish devotion, this led to [[Follow the Leader]], making ''[[Twilight (Literature)|Twilight]]'' the [[Trope Codifier]].
* In ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'', Bella is a human torn between loving a vampire and a werewolf. Since the series is a huge seller inspiring truly [[Fan Dumb|frightening]] amounts of fannish devotion, this led to [[Follow the Leader]], making ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' the [[Trope Codifier]].
* ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]''
* ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]''
* ''[[The Cornersville Trace Mythos (Literature)|The Cornersville Trace Mythos]]''
* ''[[The Cornersville Trace Mythos]]''
* ''[[The Dark Hunters]]''
* ''[[The Dark Hunters]]''
* ''[[The Alien Series]]''
* ''[[The Alien Series]]''
* ''[[The Host (Literature)|The Host]]''
* ''[[The Host (novel)|The Host]]''
* ''[[Black Dagger Brotherhood]]''
* ''[[Black Dagger Brotherhood]]''
* ''[[Immortals After Dark]]''
* ''[[Immortals After Dark]]''
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* ''[[Wicked Lovely]]''
* ''[[Wicked Lovely]]''
* ''Sookie Stackhouse''
* ''Sookie Stackhouse''
* ''[[Hush Hush]]''
* ''[[Hush, Hush]]''
* ''[[Night World]]''
* ''[[Night World]]''


== [[Live Action TV]] ==
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Pushing Daisies]]''
* ''[[Pushing Daisies]]''
* ''[[Lost in Austen]]''
* ''[[Lost in Austen]]''
* ''[[Beauty and The Beast (TV)|Beauty And The Beast]]'' is an [[Urban Fantasy]] take on this trope
* ''[[Beauty and the Beast (TV series)|Beauty And The Beast]]'' is an [[Urban Fantasy]] take on this trope


== [[Theater]] ==
== [[Theater]] ==
* ''[[A Midsummer Nights Dream]]''
* ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''


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Latest revision as of 01:28, 9 May 2022

If you have a vampire, and you're just trying to survive the vampire: Horror. If you're going to blow the vampire up: It's urban fantasy. And if you're going to have sexy time with the vampire: It's paranormal romance.

—Larry Correia

Paranormal Romance is the subgenre of romance where, instead of being a Fantasy with a romantic subplot, the relationship is brought to the front and the heroine finds her true love when supernatural forces are involved.

So instead of the motley cast of misfits heading out on a journey to slay the Evil Overlord with two characters suffering from UST, the heroine gets zapped back in time. She's lost, lonely and confused with no known way of getting back. To add to her worries, she doesn't realize she has romantic feelings toward that man standing over there with the top hat and monocle. Using sci-fi and fantasy to create an exotic location for your romance story is fine, provided that the budding romance between the two lovers is the main plot point. The story can even take place in the Standard Fantasy Setting.

That being said Paranormal Romance can be combined with any other genre out there. Stories can blur the line between focusing on the relationship and focusing on the setting, plot, and action.

Common plots include:

  • The heroine gets sent back in time and falls in love.
  • The heroine moves into a Haunted House and falls in love with a ghost.
  • The heroine or her true love has ESP and we get to see how having ESP can both help and hinder the path to true love.
Examples of Paranormal Romance include:

Anime and Manga

Film

Literature

Live-Action TV

Theater

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