Lightning flashes across the sky, illuminating a castle. A ghost calls out the name of a lover who once spurned them. A young woman tries to undo a curse that has plagued her family for centuries. You ...

While the word Gothic once specifically referred to the cultural impact of the Goths who hailed from Northern Europe, it has evolved to encompass a different kind of subculture that keeps the Goths' ...

Gothic horror has roots in literary works that existed long before cinema was created. Pioneered by Horace Walpole with his 1764 novel The Castle of Otranto, it is the daddy of all horror. Like its ...

Gothic, a word that usually brings to mind dark, strange, and creepy elements, actually outdid itself when it came to architecture. Gothic architecture is grand, detailed, has elaborate designs, and ...

As the Halloween season comes to an end, fans of the horror and spooky genre are trying to get the last few watch parties in before the Holidays approach. The gothic genre deals with darker, sharper, ...

Jasneet Singh is a writer who finally has a platform to indulge in long rants about small moments on TV and film in overwhelming detail. With a literature background, she is drawn to the narrative ...

Ahmed Rehan Nasir is a contributor from Pakistan. With a Psych degree in hand, Rehan has a knack for picking apart anime and dissecting characters. When he isn't writing features, you'll probably find ...

Guillermo del Toro has Gothic in his blood. Ever since he was a boy growing up in Guadalajara, Mexico, the writer-director has been fascinated by Gothic and neo-Gothic literature, film, art, and ...