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The Gothic in Cinema and Literature

Gothic fiction, sometimes called Gothic horror (primarily in the 20th century), is a loose literary aesthetic of fear and haunting. The name refers to Gothic architecture of the European Middle Ages, which was characteristic of the settings of early Gothic novels.
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"The Death of Halpin Frayser"
"The Death of Halpin Frayser"
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"The Girl With the Hungry Eyes"
"The Girl With the Hungry Eyes"
2
"La Belle Dame Sans Merci"
"La Belle Dame Sans Merci"
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The Abbot of Montserrat
The Abbot of Montserrat
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The Addams Family
The Addams Family
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The Addams Family (1991)
The Addams Family (1991)
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65%6.9
Affinity
Affinity
7
Afterward
Afterward
8
The Albigenses
The Albigenses
9
The Alienist
The Alienist
10
Alraune
Alraune
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Alucarda (1977)
Alucarda (1977)
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6.3
The Amber Witch
The Amber Witch
13
American Gothic
American Gothic
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American Horror Story: Coven
American Horror Story: Coven
15
An Angel for Satan (1966)
An Angel for Satan (1966)
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6.5
The Ancestor
The Ancestor
17
Andrei Rublev (1966)
Andrei Rublev (1966)
18
95%8.1
Angel Heart (1987)
Angel Heart (1987)
19
80%7.3
Anna Dressed in Blood
Anna Dressed in Blood
20
Asylum
Asylum
21
At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (1964)
At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (1964)
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67%6.9
The Awakening (2011)
The Awakening (2011)
23
62%6.5
The Bachelor's Paradise (1901)
The Bachelor's Paradise (1901)
24
5.5
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
25
Batman Returns (1992)
Batman Returns (1992)
26
80%7.0
Beasts
Beasts
27
Beauty and the Beast (1946)
Beauty and the Beast (1946)
28
95%7.9
Beauty and the Beast (1978)
Beauty and the Beast (1978)
29
7.6
Bedlam (1946)
Bedlam (1946)
30
90%6.8
The Beetle
The Beetle
31
The Beguiled (2017)
The Beguiled (2017)
32
79%6.3
Bellefleur
Bellefleur
33
Beloved
Beloved
34
Beloved (1998)
Beloved (1998)
35
71%6.0
Beware the Wild
Beware the Wild
36
The Binding
The Binding
37
The Black Cat (1934)
The Black Cat (1934)
38
88%6.9
The Black Monk
The Black Monk
39
Black Sabbath (1963)
Black Sabbath (1963)
40
88%7.1
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