It was a dark and stormy night

"It was a dark and stormy night" is an often-mocked and parodied phrase considered to represent "the archetypal example of a florid, melodramatic style of fiction writing", also known as purple prose.

"Dark and stormy night" redirects here. For the 2009 film, see Dark and Stormy Night. For the play, see It Was a Dark and Stormy Night (play). For the 1985 Italian film, see It Was a Dark and Stormy Night (film).
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