Welwitschia Goth is a Gothic aesthetic that can be somewhat similar to Morute but with a darker color scheme and even more elements of horror; it revolves around things that are creepy but beautiful. Elements such as bows, butterflies, dresses, dolls, and blood are frequent in Welwitschia Goth imagery.
History[]
Welwitschia Goth was popular on sites such as MySpace, Facebook, and DeviantArt, among teens in the Emo and Goth communities who used it in their artwork and layouts.
It was popular roughly between 1999 at the earliest and 2015 at the latest, at the latter half of the 2000s and the 2010s it began being associated with indie horror games and the Creepypasta fandom. The term itself was coined by @flipflapperin on TikTok in early 2023.
These circles were not particularly considered part of the Goth subculture, as many followers listened to music with a similar feel but it wasn’t the goth genre.(examples of this include Cradles of Filth and Evanesence)
While there is no current evidence of it being used to actually vent, this aesthetic has also been used to discuss serious or darker topics and is to a degree associated with Dark Fantasy.
Visuals[]
Welwitschia Goth is primarily inspired by the Gothic and Y2K trends that were popular at the time, but also contrasting with themes of forests, fairytales and death.
Some common elements of Welwitschia Goth are:
- Butterflies
- Elements of Corporate Grunge design
- Forests, usually with dead trees
- Fairy wings
- Flowers
- Dolls, including those with cracked faces or plush dolls
- Striped socks or pointy shoes, often both
- Emo art
Media[]
Television[]
- Another anime (2012)
- Loveless anime (2005)
- Ruby Gloom cartoon series (2006-2008)
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime (2011)
- Rozen Maiden anime (2004)
- Serial Experiments Lain anime(1998)
- Shiki anime (2010 - 2011)
- Corpse Party: Tortured Souls anime (2013)
- When They Cry anime (2006)
Literature[]
- Poison Apple series by multiple authors
- Johnny the Homicidal Maniac by Jhonen Vasquez
- Rozen Maiden manga
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica manga
- Brother's Grimm fairy tales
Video Games[]
- American McGee's Alice (2000)
- Fatal Frame series
- The Path (2009)
- Alice: Madness Returns (2011)
- Don't Starve (2013)
- Knock Knock (2013)
- Fran Bow (2015)
- Happy Game (2021)
- Mariam (2024)
- Silent Hill 3 (2003)
- Slendrina series
- Rule of Rose (2006)
- Haunting Grounds (2005)
- Baroque (1998)
- Mad Father (2012)
- The Witch's House (2018)
- Corpse Party series
- Higurashi series
Other Media[]
- Creepypasta
- Nina the Killer from "Nina the Killer"
- Pinkamena from "Cupcakes"
- Clockwork from "Clockwork: Your Time is Up"
- Jane the Killer from "Jane the Killer"
- Monster High
Music[]
Artists[]
- Nicole Dollanganger
- Kittie
- Rasputina
- Emilie Autumn
- The Birthday Massacre
- FAKE TYPE. (Early works)
- KikuoHana
- Cake Bake Betty
- Evanescenece
- Antihoney
Music Videos[]
- Daughter of the Misfortune Shop - KikuoHana (Kikuo feat. Hanatan)
- doll - nana825763
- Alice of Human Sacrifice
Resources[]
External links to help get a better understanding of this aesthetic.
Vendors[]
- Mystixx Vampires
- Monster High
Artists[]
- Hanamushi
- I can't sleep (YouTube)
- Nana825763 (YouTube)
- Katy Towell (YouTube)
- Zindy (DeviantArt)
- Asunder (DeviantArt)
- Tortured-Raven (DeviantArt)
- phairie82 (DeviantArt)
Pinterest Boards[]
Spotify Playlists[]
Gallery[]
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