Whats a word for a sad story? (please read)?

Question

a word that means a sad/scary story. or any word of that type.

thank you.

Answer 1

I think it is a melancholic story.I hope i am right

Answer 2

For a sad story a Tragedy, for a scary story Thriller

Answer 3

dark, dreary, sappy

Answer 4

The best description would probably be

scary stories are called horror or gothic stories, some are simply suspense stories.

sad stories are tragedies,  sometimes described as elegiac...generally when they include a sad death.

some words that mean sad are:

sorrowful

tragic

maudlin

tearful

suffering

pitiful

miserable

pathetic

grieving

inconsolable

depressed

melancholy

dispirited

blue`

downcast

disheartened

heartbroken