Fantasy: Definition & Examples

The fantasy genre is defined as a story, often set in an alternate reality, which features the use of the supernatural.  
 
Examples of the fantasy genre in film & television:

• The Lord of the Rings
• The Wizard of Oz
• Pinocchio
• The Princess Bride

Examples of the fantasy genre in literature:

• C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia
• J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit 
• Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
• The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald.