gothic
Example Sentences
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But then the first look at Robert Eggers‘ new gothic horror film, “Werwulf,” dropped and I quickly shifted my anthropomorphic allegiance.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026
Sheer black outfits that looked pulled from the pages of a gothic romance novel were draped on bodies.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026
Before “Interview with the Vampire” and “The Vampire Lestat,” Hammer Film Productions’ gothic horror movies made “Dracula” their standard bearer.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026
But the new season also opens with a rather blood-curdling scream and gothic nightmare of darkness and horror that turns out to have nothing to do with what the plot eventually tells us happened.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Blocks away, where newly built mixed-income homes sat next to picturesque buildings like the gothic Church of the Advocate, built in 1887, was the direction the neighborhood wanted to go.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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Reading: Literature - Fiction - High School
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Literary Genres - Advanced
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Reading: Literature - Literary Genres - High School
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