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  2. Gothic fiction - Wikipedia

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    Gothic fiction, sometimes called Gothic horror (primarily in the 20th century), is a loose literary aesthetic of fear and haunting. The name refers to Gothic architecture of the European Middle Ages , which was characteristic of the settings of early Gothic novels.

  3. Goth subculture - Wikipedia

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    The goth kids on the show are depicted as finding it annoying to be confused with the Hot Topic "vampire" kids from the episode "The Ungroundable" in season 12, [68] [69] and even more frustrating to be compared with emo kids. The goth kids are usually depicted listening to gothic music, writing or reading Gothic poetry, drinking coffee ...

  4. American Gothic fiction - Wikipedia

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    American gothic fiction is a subgenre of gothic fiction. Elements specific to American Gothic include: rationality versus the irrational , puritanism , guilt , the uncanny ( das unheimliche ), ab-humans , ghosts , and monsters .

  5. Gothic - Wikipedia

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    Gothic fiction, a loose literary aesthetic of fear and haunting; Gothic rock, a style of rock music; Goth subculture, developed by fans of gothic rock; Gaming.

  6. Goths - Wikipedia

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    Gothic architecture, Gothic literature and the modern-day Goth subculture ultimately derive their names from the ancient Goths, though the Goths themselves did not directly create or influence these art forms. [8]

  7. List of gothic fiction works - Wikipedia

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    Gothic fiction (sometimes referred to as Gothic horror or Gothic romanticism) is a genre of literature that combines elements of both horror fiction and romanticism Contents: Top

  8. Southern Gothic - Wikipedia

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    Southern Gothic fiction writers like Carson McCullers and Zora Neale Hurston adapted their own work for the stage in language-heavy productions of The Member of the Wedding and Spunk. Playwrights like Tennessee Williams , Beth Henley , and Jacqueline Goldfinger translated elements of Southern Gothic aesthetic to the stage and added theatrical ...

  9. Dark fantasy - Wikipedia

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    Wagner used it to describe his fiction about the Gothic warrior Kane. Since then, "dark fantasy" has sometimes been applied to sword and sorcery and high fantasy fiction that features anti-heroic or morally ambiguous protagonists. [1] Another good example under this definition of dark fantasy is Michael Moorcock's saga of the albino swordsman ...