5 Shows That Prove You Love Urban Fantasy — and What to Read After Watching

Supernatural isn't based on books. At least, not in real life. Sometimes the show gets a little meta, but the books mentioned in the series? Those would have been urban fantasy. Sam and Dean are old-school urban fantasy heroes. They have their own problems — hi, Dad, hell, constant loss of lady friends, hell again — but are on a bigger mission to save the world.

What to read if you still can't quit the Winchester brothers: Start with either Jim Butcher's Storm Front, the first in his Dresden Files series, or if you want something that has a little more sexy-sexy to it, pick up Jeaniene Frost's The Beautiful Ashes.