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Supernatural features many recurring guests that help Sam Winchester and Dean Winchester with their hunts and quests. Frequent returning characters include hunter Bobby Singer (who becomes a father figure to Sam and Dean after season two), Castiel (an angel), Crowley (a demon and the King of Hell), and Jack Kline (the Nephilim).
Supernatural entities and powers are common in various works of fantasy. Examples include the television shows Supernatural and The X-Files, the magic of the Harry Potter series, The Lord of the Rings series, The Wheel of Time series and A Song of Ice and Fire series.
The Trickster (Supernatural) - An antagonist of Seasons Two and Three of Supernatural, who often plays tricks on Sam and Dean. The Trickster - From the 1998 video game Thief: The Dark Project. A pagan god of nature and darkness. Manipulates the player character into advancing his plans. Woody Woodpecker - "A less complex version of the ...
Jensen Ackles as Russell Shaw in ‘Tracker.’ Sergei Bachlakov/CBS Jensen Ackles found a way to pay tribute to his iconic Supernatural character, Dean Winchester, while making his debut on Tracker.
A classic example of this would be The Turn of the Screw (1898) by Henry James, which offers both a supernatural and a psychological interpretation of the events described. In this example, ambiguity adds to the effects of both the supernatural and the psychological. [6] A similar example is Charlotte Perkins Gilman's story "The Yellow Wallpaper".
This list is for characters in fictional works who exemplify the qualities of an antihero—a protagonist or supporting character whose characteristics include the following: imperfections that separate them from typically heroic characters (such as selfishness, cynicism, ignorance, and bigotry); [1]
A character, often supernatural or fable-like, who provides moral guidance and advice to the protagonist. Jiminy Cricket in the book Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi; Angel Clarence in the 1947 film It's a Wonderful Life; Contender: A competitive, scrappy underdog who is driven to keep trying to win despite obstacles and poor odds.
Dark fantasy is sometimes also used to describe stories told from a monster's point of view, or that present a more sympathetic view of supernatural beings usually associated with horror. Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain, [6] and Neil Gaiman's The Sandman are early examples of this style of dark fantasy ...