This article discusses a type of art. For the music genre and subculture of the same name, see Goth.
This page is a work in progress.
Gothic is an aesthetic based around gothic architecture, art and literature. Gothic originally started as a type of architecture starting in the 12th century Europe, with significant characteristics being pointy arches and usually applied on flying buttresses. Gothic art would eventually evolve into more than a type of outer design, with the label being applied to artwork, poems, books, fashion and eventually shows and video games.
Difference From Real Medieval Gothic
In the beginning of the start of Gothic literature, the old cathedrals and buildings were starting to become ruins and filled with mystery, horror, and darkness. However, to the medieval churchgoers, the buildings looked quite different to what most people imagine is a Gothic building now.
Visual
- Antique furniture
- Black cats
- Blood
- Bones and skeletons
- Candelabras and chandeliers
- Dead and decaying landscapes
- Ghosts
- Grimy true Gothic cathedrals
- Old-fashioned tombstones that are crumbling/weathered
- Ravens, omens of death
- Storms and rain
- Vampires
- Victorian mansions
Media
Literature
- Dracula by Bram Stoker
- For more vampire fiction, see Vampire
- The entire body of work of Edgar Allan Poe
- The entire body of work of H.P. Lovecraft
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
- The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. Parody of Gothic novels.
Movies
Please do not include adaptations of books, as there are many variations.
- Crimson Peak (2015)
- Nosferatu (1922)
TV Shows
- Hannibal (2013)
Music
Please note that this is different to Goth music, which includes industrial, electronic, and other contemporary elements. The music of Gothic media tends to be sinister-sounding classical music, often with organ.
Individual Songs
- "Dance of the Knights" by Sergei Prokofiev
- "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saëns
- "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" by Bach. It is the stereotypical "vampire" song.