Editing Gothic fiction (section)

==Other media==
Literary Gothic themes have been translated into other media. There was a notable revival in 20th-century [[Gothic film|Gothic horror cinema]], such as the classic [[Universal Monsters]] films of the 1930s, [[Hammer Film Productions|Hammer Horror]] films, and [[Roger Corman]]'s Poe cycle.<ref>Davenport-Hines (1998) pp. 355–358)</ref> In [[Bollywood|Hindi cinema]], the Gothic tradition was combined with aspects of [[Culture of India|Indian culture]], particularly reincarnation, for an "Indian Gothic" genre, beginning with ''[[Mahal (1949 film)|Mahal]]'' (1949) and ''[[Madhumati]]'' (1958).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mishra |first=Vijay |title=Bollywood cinema: temples of desire |publisher=[[Routledge]]|year=2002 |isbn=0-415-93014-6 |pages=49–57}}</ref> The 1960s Gothic television series ''[[Dark Shadows]]'' borrowed liberally from Gothic traditions, with elements like haunted mansions, vampires, witches, doomed romances, werewolves, obsession, and madness. The early 1970s saw a [[Gothic romance film|Gothic Romance]] comic book mini-trend with such titles as [[DC Comics]]' ''[[The Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love]]'' and ''[[The Sinister House of Secret Love]]'', [[Charlton Comics]]' ''[[Haunted Love]]'', [[Curtis Magazines]]' ''Gothic Tales of Love'', and [[Atlas/Seaboard Comics]]' [[one-shot (comics)|one-shot]] magazine ''Gothic Romances''.

[[File:PrayerTour89.jpg|thumb|145px|[[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]] of [[The Cure]] (pictured in 1989) was an influential figure in the [[Goth subculture]] that emerged in the 1980s]]
Twentieth-century rock music also had its Gothic side. [[Black Sabbath]]'s 1970 [[Black Sabbath (album)|debut album]] created a dark sound different from other bands at the time and has been called the first-ever "goth-rock" record.<ref>Baddeley (2002) p. 264.</ref> However, the first recorded use of "gothic" to describe a style of music was for [[The Doors]]. Critic John Stickney used the term "gothic rock" to describe the music of The Doors in October 1967 in a review published in ''[[The Williams Record]]''.<ref name=Stickney>{{cite news|last=Stickney |first=John |date=24 October 1967 |title=Four Doors to the Future: Gothic Rock Is Their Thing |newspaper=[[The Williams Record]] |url=http://mildequator.com/performancehistory/articlesreviews1967.html |access-date=11 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504231130/http://mildequator.com/performancehistory/articlesreviews1967.html |archive-date=4 May 2013 }}</ref> Other forerunners who initially shaped the aesthetics and musical conventions of gothic rock include [[Marc Bolan]],<ref>{{cite book |last=Reynolds |first=Simon |authorlink=Simon Reynolds |date=26 March 2008 |title=A Life Less Lived: The Gothic Box}}</ref> [[the Velvet Underground]], [[David Bowie]], [[Brian Eno]], and [[Iggy Pop]].<ref name=North>{{cite journal |last=North |first=Richard |date=19 February 1983 |title=Punk Warriors |journal=[[NME]]}}</ref> Critic [[Simon Reynolds]] retrospectively described [[Kate Bush]]'s 1978 song "[[Wuthering Heights (song)|Wuthering Heights]]"—with its lyrics inspired by [[Emily Brontë]]'s 1847 novel ''[[Wuthering Heights]]'' featuring [[Catherine Earnshaw|Cathy]] as a ghost and the tortured anti-hero [[Heathcliff (Wuthering Heights)|Heathcliff]]—as "Gothic romance distilled into four-and-a-half minutes of gaseous rhapsody".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/aug/21/kate-bush-queen-of-art-pop-defied-critics-london-concerts |author=Reynolds, Simon |title=Kate Bush, the queen of art-pop who defied her critics |work=The Guardian|date=21 August 2014 |access-date=10 March 2016}}</ref> [[Gothic rock]] as a music genre emerged in late 1970s England, with [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]]'s debut single, "[[Bela Lugosi's Dead]]", released in late 1979, retrospectively considered to be the beginning of the genre.{{sfn|Reynolds|2005|p=432}} This was followed by the album ''[[Unknown Pleasures]]'' by [[Joy Division]] a year later, and in the early 1980s, post-punk bands such as [[the Cure]] and [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]] included more gothic characteristics in their music.{{sfn|Reynolds|2005|pp=428–429}} Tracing the genre from its 18th-century literary roots through its flourishing as a music subculture from the late 1970s onward, the Cure's [[Lol Tolhurst]] wrote, "Goth is about being in love with the melancholy beauty of existence".<ref>{{cite news |title=The Cure's Lol Tolhurst: 'Goth is about being in love with the melancholy beauty of existence' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/sep/17/the-cure-lol-tolhurst-goth-book-interview-robert-smith |access-date=30 November 2024 |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Goth: A History by Lol Tolhurst review – the dark is rising |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/sep/21/goth-a-history-by-lol-tolhurst-review-the-dark-is-rising |access-date=30 November 2024 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> Themes from Gothic writers such as [[H. P. Lovecraft]] were used among Gothic rock and [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] bands, especially in [[black metal]], [[thrash metal]] ([[Metallica]]'s ''The Call of Ktulu''), [[death metal]], and [[gothic metal]]. For example, in his compositions, heavy metal musician [[King Diamond]] delights in telling stories full of horror, theatricality, [[Satanism]], and [[anti-Catholicism]].<ref>Baddeley (2002) p. 265.</ref>

In [[role-playing games]] (RPG), the pioneering 1983 ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' adventure ''[[Ravenloft (module)|Ravenloft]]'' instructs the players to defeat the vampire [[Strahd von Zarovich]], who pines for his dead lover. It has been acclaimed as one of the best role-playing adventures ever and even inspired [[Ravenloft|an entire fictional world of the same name]]. The ''[[World of Darkness]]'' is a gothic-punk RPG line set in the real world, with the added element of supernatural creatures such as [[Werewolf|werewolves]] and [[vampire]]s. In addition to its flagship title ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade]]'', the game line features a number of spin-off RPGs such as ''[[Werewolf: The Apocalypse]]'', ''[[Mage: The Ascension]]'', [[Wraith: The Oblivion]], ''[[Hunter: The Reckoning]]'', and ''[[Changeling: The Dreaming]]'', allowing for a wide range of characters in the gothic-punk setting. ''[[My Life with Master]]'' uses Gothic horror conventions as a metaphor for [[abusive relationship]]s, placing the players in the shoes of minions of a tyrannical, larger-than-life Master.<ref name="Darlington2003">{{Cite web |last1=Darlington |first1=Steve |title=Review of My Life with Master |url=https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/9/9681.phtml |website=[[RPGnet]] |access-date=9 July 2019 |date=8 September 2003}}</ref>

Various [[video games]] feature Gothic horror themes and plots. The ''[[Castlevania]]'' series typically involves a hero of the Belmont lineage exploring a dark, old castle, fighting vampires, werewolves, Frankenstein's Creature, and other Gothic monster staples, culminating in a battle against Dracula himself. Others, such as ''[[Ghosts 'n Goblins]]'', feature a camper parody of Gothic fiction. 2017's ''[[Resident Evil 7: Biohazard]]'', a Southern Gothic reboot to the survival horror video game involves an everyman and his wife trapped in a derelict plantation and mansion owned by a family with sinister and hideous secrets and must face terrifying visions of a ghostly mutant in the shape of a little girl. This was followed by 2021's ''[[Resident Evil Village]]'', a Gothic horror sequel focusing on an action hero searching for his kidnapped daughter in a mysterious Eastern European village under the control of a bizarre religious cult inhabited by werewolves, vampires, ghosts, shapeshifters, and other monsters. The ''[[Devil May Cry]]'' series stands as an equally parodic and self-serious franchise, following the escapades, stunts and mishaps of series protagonist [[Dante (Devil May Cry)|Dante]] as he explores dingy demonic castles, ancient occult monuments and ruined urban landscapes on his quest to avenge his mother and brother. Gothic literary themes appear all throughout the story, such as how the past physically creeps into the ambiguously modern setting, recurrent imagery of doubles (notably regarding Dante and his [[Vergil (Devil May Cry)|twin brother]]), and the persisting melodramas associated with Dante's father's fame, absence, and demonic heritage. Beginning with ''[[Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening]]'', Female Gothic elements enter the series as deuteragonist [[Lady (Devil May Cry)|Lady]] works through her own revenge plot against her murderous father, with the oppressive and consistent emotional and physical abuse instigated by a patriarchal figure serving as a heavy, understated counterweight to the extravagance of the rest of the story. Finally, ''[[Bloodborne]]'' takes place in the decaying Gothic city of [[Yharnam]], where the player must face werewolves, shambling mutants, vampires, witches, and numerous other Gothic staple creatures. However, the game takes a marked turn midway shifting from gothic to [[Lovecraftian horror]]. ''[[The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt]]'' expansion pack ''[[The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone|Hearts of Stone]]'' features several gothic elements such as a death, ghosts, ghostly possession, an evil curse, an abandoned haunted mansion, a graveyard, beasts, and demonic entities.<ref name="Mahardy">{{cite web |last1=Mahardy |first1=Mike |title=The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-hearts-of-stone-review/1900-6416268/ |website=Gamespot |access-date=13 February 2025}}</ref>

Popular tabletop card game ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'', known for its [[Multiverse (Magic: The Gathering)|parallel universe]] consisting of "planes," features the plane known as [[Innistrad]]. Its general aesthetic is based on northeast European Gothic horror. Innistard's common residents include cultists, ghosts, vampires, werewolves, and zombies.

Film director [[Tim Burton]], whose influences include Universal Monsters movies such as ''Frankenstein'', Hammer Horror films starring [[Christopher Lee]] and the horror films of [[Vincent Price]], is known for creating a gothic aesthetic in his films.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tim Burton has built his career around an iconic visual aesthetic. Here's how it evolved |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/4/17/18285309/tim-burton-films-visual-style-aesthetic-disney-explained |access-date=30 November 2024 |work=Voz}}</ref> Modern Gothic horror films include ''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=SLEEPY HOLLOW: A MODERN DAY GOTHIC CLASSIC |website=Film Obsessive |date=6 March 2020 |url=https://filmobsessive.com/film/film-analysis/filmmakers/tim-burton/sleepy-hollow-a-modern-day-gothic-classic/#google_vignette}}</ref> ''[[Interview with the Vampire (film)|Interview with the Vampire]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview With The Vampire 1994 Reviewed |website=Horror Movies Reviewed |date=16 April 2024 |url=https://www.horrormoviesreviewed.com/post/interview-with-the-vampire-1994-reviewed}}</ref> ''[[Underworld (2003 film)|Underworld]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Looking Back on the Gothic Action-Horror of the 'Underworld' Franchise |website=Bloody Disgusting |date=21 May 2021 |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3666384/looking-back-gothic-action-horror-underworld-franchise/}}</ref> ''[[The Wolfman (2010 film)|The Wolfman]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Does she hath charms to soothe the savage breast? |website=RogerEbert.com |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-wolfman-2010}}</ref> ''[[From Hell (film)|From Hell]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=From Hell (2001): Albert and Allen Hughes Conventional Gothic Thriller, Starring Johnny Depp |website=Emanuel Levy |url=https://emanuellevy.com/review/from-hell-4/}}</ref> ''[[Dorian Gray (2009 film)|Dorian Gray]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=[Review] Dorian Gray |website=The Film Stage |date=14 December 2009 |url=https://thefilmstage.com/review-dorian-gray/}}</ref> ''[[Let the Right One In (film)|Let the Right One In]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Let the Right One In |website=The Guardian |date=11 April 2009 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/apr/12/let-the-right-one-in |last1=French |first1=Philip }}</ref> ''[[The Woman in Black (2012 film)|The Woman in Black]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=A haunted house with its own sound effects |website=RoberEbert.com |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-woman-in-black-2012}}</ref> ''[[Crimson Peak]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=A 'FASCINATING CONUNDRUM OF A MOVIE': GOTHIC, HORROR AND CRIMSON PEAK |website=Revenant Journal |url=https://www.revenantjournal.com/contents/a-fascinating-conundrum-of-a-movie-gothic-horror-and-crimson-peak-2015-frances-a-kamm/}}</ref> ''[[The Little Stranger (film)|The Little Stranger]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Little Stranger |website=RogerEbert.com |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-little-stranger-2018}}</ref> and ''[[The Love Witch]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Enamoured with 'The Love Witch' |website=Generally Gothic |date=2 May 2019 | url=https://generallygothic.com/2019/05/02/enamoured-with-the-love-witch/}}</ref>

The TV series ''[[Penny Dreadful (TV series)|Penny Dreadful]]'' (2014–2016) brings many classic Gothic characters together in a psychological thriller set in the dark corners of Victorian London.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/09/sky-atlantic-to-co-produce-showtimes-penny-dreadful-billie-piper-joins-cast-587962/ |title=Sky Atlantic To Co-Produce Showtime's 'Penny Dreadful'; Billie Piper Joins Cast |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Nancy |last=Tartaglione |date=September 16, 2013 |access-date=November 24, 2015 |archive-date=April 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427124640/http://deadline.com/2013/09/sky-atlantic-to-co-produce-showtimes-penny-dreadful-billie-piper-joins-cast-587962/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The Oscar-winning Korean film ''[[Parasite (2019 film)|Parasite]]'' has also been called Gothic – specifically, Revolutionary Gothic.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Southard |first1=Connor |title='Parasite' and the rise of Revolutionary Gothic |url=https://theoutline.com/post/8279/parasite-us-revolutionary-gothic?zd=1&zi=57wvaudi |website=theoutline.com |access-date=2 March 2020 |date=20 November 2019}}</ref> Recently, the [[Netflix]] original ''[[The Haunting of Hill House (TV series)|The Haunting of Hill House]]'' and its successor ''[[The Haunting of Bly Manor]]'' have integrated classic Gothic conventions into modern psychological horror.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nerdist.com/article/haunting-of-bly-manor-review/ |title='The Haunting of Bly Manor' Is a Beautiful Gothic Romance |website=Nerdist |first=Lindsey |last=Romain |date=October 5, 2020 |access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref>