Scott Derrickson

I'm not interested in gothic storytelling or the horrific for its own sake. I'm always interested in it as a way of getting at larger ideas or important meaning. And you don't see that as much as you'd think in the history of horror cinema. A lot of times, it's scariness for scariness' own sake.

American Director

Garth Ennis

Preacher is a book that somehow allows me time by its settling on it's characters, that sort of modern gothic western feel. You're not likely to see the boat veering too far from that.

Irish Writer

Joyce Carol Oates

Often in gothic novels there's a large house, an estate, and it's symbolic of that culture. Usually it's sort of moldering or rotted or something, and sometimes it's a whole community.

American Novelist

Guillermo del Toro

Crimson' is written in a very particular style, and it's very precise in the way it graduates into a gothic romance. The souls that will connect with it will connect deeply.

Mexican Director

Alastair Reynolds

It's true that my stories seem to deal with the end of the world. I've often been called the high priest of gothic miserablism, which is slightly unfair.

British Author

Shia LaBeouf

I like the dark, mysterious, maybe even gothic type girls. They have to have a good personality too! I'm very picky!

American Actor

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

I am drawn to Americana, and I am drawn to gothic stories, and I love American gothic stories.

American Playwright

George Saunders

So I may not have had a gothic childhood, but childhood makes its own gothicity.

American Writer

Glen Duncan

What I've absorbed of the gothic or paranormal has come mainly from films.

Ashley Benson

I had a gothic phase, and now I'm more edgy chic.

American Actress

Gothic architecture is characterized by pointed arches and large windows.

Pointed Arches

Gothic mainly describes historical buildings, not modern ones.

Historical Buildings

Gothic novels often have a dark, ominous atmosphere.

Dark Atmosphere

Gothic literature aims to evoke fear and curiosity.

Emotional Impact

The modern gothic style is associated with a particular youth subculture.

Youth Subculture

Modern gothic fashion isn't always about darkness; it can be artistic.

Not Always Dark

Gothic can refer to the ancient Goth people, their culture, and their language.

Ancient Tribe

Understanding the history of the Goths helps to grasp the gothic term's origin.

Historical Context

 and he was fascinated by the technological revolution that he saw going on all around him. He considered his own greatest work not to be one of his gothic tales but rather his epic prose poem "Eureka," in which he expounded his own personal view of the cosmographical nature of the universe.

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 And today, despite occasional negative media attention and stereotypes, Gothic music and fashion continue as a strong underground phenomenon. They've also branched into sub-genres, such as cybergoth, gothabilly, gothic metal, and even steampunk.

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 interested in the way gothic buildings stand up and the way they handled themselves structurally and unfortunately for me there's nothing written about it Mason's never stopped at the end of the day and said well I built my Cathedral

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 about artificial intelligence. For Shelley, the terror was not supernatural, but born in a lab. In addition, gothic devices infuse the text. The gothic genre is characterized by unease, eerie settings, the grotesque,

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 From the prisoner strapped under a descending pendulum blade, to a raven who refuses to leave the narrator’s chamber, Poe’s macabre and innovative stories of gothic horror have left a timeless mark on literature.

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 dr. Victor Frankenstein assembles body parts and uses a jolt of electricity to bring them to life Frankenstein published in 1818 and is considered both gothic horror and early science fiction the movie version

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 life as a tourist destination guests from around the world flocked to the city to float down its historic canals and under its picturesque stone bridges many of the original gothic structures remain

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 that they can be heard without amplification, etc., etc. It's no accident. It's perfect for that particular context. And it would be a mess in a context like this. This is a gothic cathedral.

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 its splendor was undeniable. Today, the Brooklyn Bridge still stands atop its antique caissons, supporting the gothic towers and intersecting cables that frame a gateway to New York City.

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 bring them to life creating a monster frankenstein published in 1818 and has considered both gothic horror and early science fiction the movie version starring boris karloff