猟りょう奇き小しょう説せつ

Similar words

• 猟りょう奇き

  猟奇 is the broader concept of 'bizarre' or 'grotesque' as a noun or adjective, while 猟奇小説 specifically refers to the literary genre.

• 怪かい奇き小しょう説せつ

  怪奇小説 emphasizes mystery and the supernatural, whereas 猟奇小説 leans more toward the grotesque and psychologically disturbing.

Etymology

Compound of 猟奇 (ryōki, 'seeking the bizarre') and 小説 (shōsetsu, 'novel'). The term 猟奇 itself derives from 猟 (ryō, 'hunting') and 奇 (ki, 'strange'), literally 'hunting for the strange'.