Urban Gothic
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Urban Gothic is a subgenre of Gothic fiction that transposes traditional Gothic themes of horror, decay, and the uncanny into modern urban settings.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary genre
ⓘ
subgenre of Gothic fiction ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | rural Gothic settings ⓘ |
| derivesFrom | traditional Gothic fiction ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature | transposition of Gothic motifs from castles and rural estates to cityscapes ⓘ |
| emergedFrom | late 19th-century and 20th-century urbanization ⓘ |
| employs | Gothic tropes adapted to city life ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
class tension in cities
ⓘ
corruption and moral decay ⓘ fear of the modern city ⓘ poverty and marginalization ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
psychological horror
ⓘ
social decay ⓘ the darker aspects of city life ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
decay
ⓘ
horror themes ⓘ the uncanny ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gothic Revival
ⓘ
surface form:
Victorian Gothic
industrialization ⓘ modern crime fiction ⓘ |
| influences |
contemporary horror literature
ⓘ
urban horror films ⓘ |
| language | primarily English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
graphic novels ⓘ prose fiction ⓘ television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
individuals confronting urban horrors
ⓘ
the city as a threatening or sentient presence ⓘ |
| oftenFeatures |
labyrinthine cityscapes
ⓘ
liminal spaces such as subways and alleyways ⓘ monsters or supernatural entities in urban settings ⓘ serial killers or human monsters ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
dark fantasy
ⓘ
horror fiction ⓘ urban fantasy ⓘ |
| subgenreOf |
Gothic literature
ⓘ
surface form:
Gothic fiction
|
| typicalSetting |
contemporary cities
ⓘ
modern urban environments ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
crime-ridden neighborhoods
ⓘ
ruined or decaying urban architecture ⓘ the uncanny within everyday city spaces ⓘ urban isolation ⓘ |
| usesTone |
claustrophobia in crowded cities
ⓘ
dark and oppressive atmosphere ⓘ sense of dread ⓘ |
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