Category Archives: Multimedia Gothic

by Hailey Anderson Alexander McQueen was one of the most influential and controversial designers in the industry. He loved expressing ideas of sexuality, religion, race, and class through the art of fashion. Known for his infamous clothing lines and groundbreaking … Continue reading →

by Kate Oliver The band The Smashing Pumpkins has many songs that can be considered in the genre of “Gothic” with their sad lyrics, long, heartfelt guitar riffs, and Billy Corgan‘s voice in general, but my personal favorite is “Mayonnaise.” … Continue reading →

by Julie Gomez In just the first episode, titled ‘Wednesday’s Child Is Full of Woe,’ of this playfully macabre series adaptation of characters created by Charles Addams, a plethora of gothic mise-en-scène elements is present. These range from clothing, lighting, … Continue reading →

by Margaret Bruce Hozier, an Irish singer-songwriter, first shot to fame in 2013 with his debut single “Take Me to Church.” Over the years, Hozier’s music has been hailed as a mixture of religious themes and folklore, often highlighting aspects … Continue reading →

by Brandon Eichelberg Since its release in 2014, critics and fans alike have hailed season one of HBO’s True Detective as some of the best television ever made. Following two major figures, Rustin “Rust” Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) and Martin “Marty” … Continue reading →

by Ashley Cox Lee Alexander McQueen was a British fashion designer known for his irreverence, bad temper, and even worse mouth. Famous for his extremity, which included sewing real human hair into his runway collections, the British fashion designer often … Continue reading →

By Taylor Ward The Resident Evil franchise has gained lots of notoriety in the past two decades, as a horror game franchise (and films, tv shows, novels, and comics) that deals with mutation and human testing experiments gone wrong, resulting … Continue reading →

“The River” by Diane Cluck (feat. Jeffrey Lewis) unites folk and the gothic under the story of a wayward daughter in a religious society riddled with corruption. Unlike many other songs in both the gothic and folk genres, “The River” … Continue reading →

By: Elli Batchelor As an avid listener of darkwave and goth rock, I immediately knew upon hearing the prompt I wanted to explore Gothicism in music. Siouxsie and the Banshees, the British post-punk band formed in 1976 by Siouxsie Sioux, … Continue reading →