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A dark FICTION book with violence/fantasy and twists and/or unique language and a philosophical message?

I meant fiction on my other question, sorry guys >_< Books I like include a Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, Coraline by Neil Gaiman, Sabriel by Garth Nix, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, and Dinosaur With An Attitude by Hanna Johansen. Any recommendations?

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1. The Heart of Darkness by Conrad Notes from the Underground by Dostoevsky Moby Dick by Melville Frankenstein by Mary Shelley The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne Edgar Allen Poe's works 1984 by Orwell The poem Manfred by Byron As I Lay Dying by Faulkner The Stranger by Camus The Raw Shark Texts by Stephen Hall Stories by H.P. Lovecraft Robert E. Howard's Conan books (he was the original creator) The Dark Tower, The Dark Half, and pretty much everything by Stephen King. Also, check out what is called Dark Romanticism and Gothic Literature. I also enjoy dark fiction and fantasy.
2. Don Quixote
3. Last Exit to Brooklyn its so different from any other stories i read. theres no proper grammer, no quotations and all that stuff. its written as if someone told you the story itself. its pretty graphic and the subjects are pretty dark. drugs, gangs, prositution, violence---- im pretty sure it was banned in most european countries and alot of the bookstores here.
4. Farenheit 451 The House of the Scorpion Abarat
5. "A Canticle for Leibowitz" by Walter M Miller Jr. A dark post apocalyptic novel. Black comedy abounds. "Riddley Walker" by Russell Hoban Another after the war novel with a really strange language. "The Butterfly Revolution" by William Butler. I read this when I was about 10 years old and really loved it. I guess I was easily impressed back then. Couldn't remember the author and came across the site below. Added Later: Just remembered a novella by Harlan Ellison called "A Boy and His Dog". Anything he wrote before 1985 is generally thought to be twisted.
6. Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. Not fantasy; it's loosely based on actual events alond the U.S./Mexico border in the mid-18th century. But meets all your other criteria. Very dark, very violent, very unique language, and rife with philosophical messages. Not to mention it's incredibly good!
7. Try Watchmen by the inimitable Alan Moore.A dark fable on power,superheroes and 'saving' the world.
8. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman The Sparrow by Maria Doria Russell Practically anything by Sheri S Tepper.