| 100% | CORALINE | 8 | Dark fantasy children's novella by Neil Gaiman which follows the titular character to the "Other World" |
| 39% | BOOK | 4 | "The Graveyard ___," dark fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman which follows a boy who is adopted by ghosts |
| 35% | WOOD | 4 | "The Hazel ___," dark fantasy novel by Melissa Albert which follows Alice on a quest to unravel her family's history |
| 31% | GIVE | 4 | "___ the Dark My Love," dark fantasy novel by Beth Revis which follows the story of a young alchemist |
| 29% | SANDMAN | 7 | "The ___," DC's fantasy comic book series written by Neil Gaiman |
| 29% | MONROEFUCHES | 12 | The titular character's handler in the Emmy-winning 2018 dark comedy TV series "Barry," played by Stephen Root: 2 wds. |
| 28% | BRIDGET | 7 | "___ Jones's Diary," 1996 novel by Helen Fielding in which the titular character meets her lover at a New Year's party |
| 27% | RAVEN | 5 | "The ___," gothic narrative poem by Edgar Allan Poe which follows the story of the titular talking bird |
| 27% | STRANGER | 8 | "The ___," novel by Albert Camus published in 1942 which follows the life of a character named Meursault |
| 27% | SHORE | 5 | "Kafka on the ___," 2002 novel by Haruki Murakami which received the World Fantasy Award in 2006 |
| 26% | THEHOBBIT | 9 | Fantasy novel by J.R.R. Tolkien which follows Bilbo Baggins' quest to find a treasure: 2 wds. |
| 26% | OMENS | 5 | “Good ___” (book by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett in which an angel and a demon attempt to prevent Armageddon) |
| 26% | ASIDE | 5 | Remark in a stage play intended to be heard by the audience alone, not the other characters |
| 25% | CALLS | 5 | "A Monster ___," dark fantasy novel by Patrick Ness which follows a boy and his monster friend |
| 25% | FLEABAG | 7 | 2019 Emmy-winning show in which the title character is never referred to by her name |
| 25% | ASIDE | 5 | Actor's line heard by the audience but not the other characters |
| 25% | HEART | 5 | & 25A Novella by Joseph Conrad narrated by the character Marlow published in 1902 volume Youth: a Narrative, and Two Other Stories |
| 25% | BUGHOUSE | 8 | Chess variant played by four players on two boards, in which captured pieces on one board are moved to the other |
| 25% | STAIRS | 6 | The ___, building feature from "The Big Bang Theory" which is used by the characters to get to their apartment floor |
| 25% | ESIOTROT | 8 | 1990 children's book by Roald Dahl featuring the character Mr Hoppy |
| 24% | GIANT | 5 | "The Buried ___," 2015 fantasy novel by Kazuo Ishiguro which was nominated for the 2016 World Fantasy Award for best novel |
| 24% | WHAT | 4 | "___ Remains of Edith Finch," interactive video game that follows the titular character as she unravels her family's history |
| 24% | CODA | 4 | Fantasy comic book series by Simon Spurrier which follows a bard named Hum |
| 24% | GENECOUSINEAU | 13 | The titular character's acting teacher, portrayed by Henry Winkler, in the TV series in 18a: 2 wds. |
| 24% | SIMON | 5 | ___ Says, children's game where the objective is to follow the instructions |
| 24% | CURE | 4 | "Fatal ___," 1993 medical thriller novel by Robin Cook which follows the Wilsons |
| 24% | ELMO | 4 | Children's TV character who refers to himself in the third person |
| 24% | ANTIPODAL | 9 | Relating to the other side of the world |
| 24% | TELLTALE | 8 | "The ___ Heart," gothic story by Edgar Allan Poe which follows the story of the narrator's hamartia: Hyph. |