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	Dark fantasies are stories that use elements of horror. The focus of a ~~Dark Fantasy~~ is not to scare the reader, ~~it is~~ to expose the reader to different creatures.<ref>Anderson, Colleen."Writing: What Is Dark Fantasy?" N.p., 15 Apr. 2011. Web. 03 July 2015. https://colleenanderson.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/writing-what-is-dark-fantasy/</ref> This makes it very different from actual horror. The Hunger Games is a great example~~, taking~~ place in a nation called Panem. Panem was the result of destruction of their continent’s civilization due to a tragic event.~~This~~ novel is written ~~in the voice~~ of ~~a 16 year old named Katniss Everdeen~~.<ref>"The Hunger Games’ Katniss Everdeen: The Heroine the World Needs Right Now." Wired.com. Conde Nast Digital, n.d. Web. 03 July 2015. http://www.wired.com/2012/03/katniss-everdeen-hollywood-heroines/</ref> The hunger games ~~is an event that is held~~ between a ~~boy~~ and a ~~girl between the ages of 12 and 18. This is a televised battle between the two. They battle until the death~~.		Dark fantasies are stories that use elements of horror. The focus of a dark fantasy is not to scare the reader but, instead, to expose the reader to different creatures.<ref>Anderson, Colleen."Writing: What Is Dark Fantasy?" N.p., 15 Apr. 2011. Web. 03 July 2015. https://colleenanderson.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/writing-what-is-dark-fantasy/</ref> This element makes it very different from actual horror. ''The Hunger Games'' is a great example of this difference. The novel takes place in a nation called Panem. Panem was the result of destruction of their continent’s civilization due to a tragic event. Katniss Everdeen is the main character, and the novel is written from her point-of-view.<ref>"The Hunger Games’ Katniss Everdeen: The Heroine the World Needs Right Now." Wired.com. Conde Nast Digital, n.d. Web. 03 July 2015. http://www.wired.com/2012/03/katniss-everdeen-hollywood-heroines/</ref> The hunger games are televised battles, to the death, between a male and a female tribute from each district.