Fantastic is an
enchanting mixture of
improbability and
glee. It astonishes the stolid with its
eccentric contraptions, illogical
creatures and
outrageous utterances. It is
disfigured and
rangy; it is the
rendezvous of
parable,
hallucination, and
faery tale.
The best instances of fantastic i can give you:
Hieronymus Bosch, particularly his painting the Garden of Earthly Delights.
Alice in Wonderland! by Lewis Carroll.
Anything written by Gabriel García Márquez. Amen, Kurt Vonnegut.
The Tragical Comedy, or the Comical Tragedy of Mr Punch, an artful comic.
Fantastic is Art Nouveau, Cyberpunk Fiction, German Expressionist Film. It is most definitely Glam Rock. A particular brand of Horror. Magical Realism.