Pastel Gore

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Reason for Warning: As the name of this aesthetic clearly suggests, this page contains imagery relating to gore as well as mentions of mental illness and self-harm.

Pastel Gore is an internet aesthetic that essentially consists of gory artwork where the subject is unusually gooey, colorful and even cute, often using pastel colours. It may replace creepier Gore elements like organs or blood with candy and slime, and ocasionally it may use elements of Body Horror. Pastel Gore is influenced by Gurokawa and Pastel Goth fashion and it has various subgenres, including Candy Gore.

History[]

The aesthetic was at its peak during the late 2010s and it was especially popular among Gen Z tweens and teens, forming online communities in platforms such as Amino, Tumblr and the former Sony Sketch.

Visuals[]

Examples of the Pastel Gore aesthetic may include graphic imagery like blood, guts and all sorts of gore (playing into the macabre part of the word) but depicted in a light, cartoonish way. A musical artist who particularly popularized the Pastel Gore aesthetic is Jack Stauber, and one of the earliest works that somewhat resembles this aesthetic is the web series Happy Tree Friends.

Viscera and gore, but discoloured or censored to be more in line with the general colour scheme
Concealment, often artificially produced, such as the fictional "Hanahaki disease" (in which the eyes and mouth are either obscured or replaced with flowers and brambles) and medical tapes/bandages.
Monstrous and supernatural imagery - Devilish features, vampiric fangs, animal-like ears or whiskers (particularly that of cats)
Slime, goo or sugar instead of blood
Food or dessert motifs
Eyeballs or blank eyes
A rather unfortunate romanticism of mental illness and self-harm

Fashion[]

As indicated by the name, the Pastel Gore aesthetic often times involves characters wearing vividly or saturated pastel colored outfits.

Media[]

Television[]

Gloomy the Naughty Grizzly (2021)
Happy Tree Friends (1999-2023)

Fanfiction[]

Cupcakes (My Little Pony creepypasta)
Dear Starboy (Eddsworld fanfiction)
Rainbow Factory (My Little Pony creepypasta)
Stargirl (Actual YA fiction, 2000, Jerry Spinelli)

Video Games[]

Cult Of The Lamb (2022)
Danganronpa (somewhat) (2010)
Grindstone (2020)
Kawaii Killer (2020)
Kawaii Deathu Desu (2019)
Persona 4 (2007)
Corpse Party (1996)
Gore Screaming Show (2006)
Yandere Simulator (2014)
Your Turn to Die (2017)
Happy Birthday Balvenie (2023)
Sweet No Death (2023)

Movies[]

Unicorn Wars (2022)

Music[]

Artists[]

bo en
Cavetown
Creep-P
GHOST and Pals
Jack Stauber
MARETU
Melanie Martinez
mxmtoon (particularly Plum Blossom)
Poppy
Pre-Album Dodie
Sodikken
Alice Schach and the Magic Orchestra
VIVINOS (particularly Suki Suki Daisuki)
Jazmin Bean

Songs[]

Aishite by Kikuo
Appetite of a People Pleaser by GHOST and Pals
Bumblebees are Out by Jack Stauber & Anna
Cake by Melanie Martinez
Computer Boy by Poppy
Cupcakes by Futret
DOGWALK by Creep-P
Darling by MARETU
Exorcism by Creep-P
Francium by Nantoka-P
GOLDWING by Billie Eilish
Hey Bunny by Baby Bugs
HOUSEWIFE RADIO by GHOST and Pals
Hysteria by Poppy
I Scream by Melanie Martinez
I'm Poppy by Poppy
Kyu-kurarin by Iowa (feat. Kafu)
Love Taste by Moe Shop
Mad Hatter by Melanie Martinez
ilk and Cookies by Melanie Martinez
Misery Meat by Sodikken
Moestep by Moe Shop
My Time by bo en
Peach Moon by The Unicorns
People Eater by Sodikken
Peppermint by Jack Stauber
Queen Fly by Alice Schach and the Magic Orchestra
S. I. U. by MARETU
The Dismemberment Song by Blue Kid
The Ghost by NIVIRO
X by Poppy
Saccharine by Jazmin Bean

Subgenres[]

Candy Gore[]

Candy Gore, despite being an aesthetic very similiar to Pastel Gore, may use any colour palette and a broad range of colours. The main motifs used in Candy Gore include organs or blood replaced with candy (including melting candy), sugar or other sweet foods. Sometimes it also includes references to hearts or stars. A close variant invovles using fruit flesh (e.g. Oranges, watermelons, kiwis...) instead of candy.