Is there a word for love of nightmares/dark/macabre things?

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Just like there is nyctophilia for the love of darkness, I was hoping for a word that can come close to summarizing love of nightmares and dark, macabre things.

Any clues?

Taxidiotis · Accepted Answer

Phobophilia, which literally translates to "love of fear," from phobo meaning fear and philia meaning love, would fit in nicely. A person who loves the disturbing and horrifying, then, may be known as a phobophile.

Exercising his phobophilia, Justin decided to help the Exorcist increase its box office take.

k1eran · Answer

Goth (noun) Gothic (adj.)
  a style of rock music derived from punk, typically with apocalyptic or mystical lyrics.  
  
  a member of a subculture favouring black clothing, white and black make-up, and goth music.
  &mdash; Google's dictionary.

Wikipedia's Goth subculture article covers music, fashion, literature and more, e.g.

Gothic literature is a genre of fiction that combines romance and dark elements to produce mystery, suspense, terror, horror and the supernatural

Taxidiotis · Answer

morbid

adjective

suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.:
a morbid interest in death.
gruesome; grisly.

Is there a word for love of nightmares/dark/macabre things?

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