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{{Short description|Subgenre of Gothic fiction, art, film and television}}
{{about|the subgenre|the 2014 film|Suburban Gothic (film)}}
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==Criteria==
It often, but not exclusively, relies on the supernatural or elements of [[science fiction]] that have been in wider Gothic literature, but manifested in a suburban setting.
==Description==
Suburban Gothic is defined by Bernice M. Murphy as "a subgenre of the wider [[American Gothic Fiction|American Gothic]] tradition which dramatises anxieties arising from the mass urbanisation of the United States and usually features suburban settings, preoccupations and protagonists".<ref name="Murphyp2">B. M. Murphy, ''The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture'' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), {{ISBN|0-230-21810-5}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=WbQnAQAAMAAJ
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Important early works identified with the subgenre include [[Richard Matheson]]'s ''[[I Am Legend (novel)|I Am Legend]]'' (1954) and [[Shirley Jackson]]'s ''[[The Haunting of Hill House]]'' (1959).<ref name="Murphyp15">B. M. Murphy, ''The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture'' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), {{ISBN|0-230-21810-5}}, p. 15.</ref> A more recent book identified within the genre is [[Bret Easton Ellis]]' mock memoir ''[[Lunar Park]]'' (2005).<ref name="scott">{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=A. O. |date=August 14, 2005 |title='Lunar Park': Hero and Heroin |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/14/books/review/lunar-park-hero-and-heroin.html}}</ref>
Important films include [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s take on ''[[Lolita (1962 film)|Lolita]]'' (1962), [[Wes Craven]]'s original ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' (1984)<ref name="the-15-best-suburban-gothic-films">[http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2016/the-15-best-suburban-gothic-films/2/ The 15 Best Suburban Gothic Films — Page 2 — Taste of Cinema]</ref> and [[Tobe Hooper]]'s ''[[Poltergeist (1982 film)|Poltergeist]]'' (1982).<ref>J. E. Hogle, ''The Cambridge Companion to Gothic Fiction'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002), {{ISBN|0-521-79466-8}}, p. xxv.</ref> Works that incorporate environmental concerns include [[Ira Levin]]'s ''[[The Stepford Wives]]'' (1972), [[Anne Rivers Siddons]]'s ''[[The House Next Door (novel)|The House Next Door]]'' (1978) and the [[Todd Haynes]] film ''[[Safe (1995 film)|Safe]]'' (1995).<ref name="Murphyp4">B. M. Murphy, ''The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture'' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), {{ISBN|0-230-21810-5}}, p. 4.</ref> A more recent book identified within the genre is [[Bret Easton Ellis]]' mock memoir ''[[Lunar Park]]'' (2005).<ref name=scott>{{cite news|last1=Scott|first1=A. O.|title='Lunar Park': Hero and Heroin|date= August 14, 2005|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/14/books/review/lunar-park-hero-and-heroin.html}}</ref> Several works by [[David Lynch]], notably the television series ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' (alongside the 1992 feature ''[[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me|Fire Walk with Me]]'')<ref name="the-15-best-suburban-gothic-films"/> and the film ''[[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]]'' have been identified as part of the suburban gothic subgenre.<ref name="Anadromous">The Anadromist (2012) American Gothic Films: An Incomplete List . The Anadromous Life, [blog] November 7, 2012, Available at: [http://theanadromist.wordpress.com/2012/11/07/american-gothic-films-a-list/] Accessed: December 9, 2012.</ref> An earlier cinematic example of this is [[Nicholas Ray]]'s 1955 classic ''[[Rebel Without a Cause]]''.<ref name="Anadromous"/> Films with threats from a female protagonist, including ''[[Fatal Attraction]]'' (1987) and ''[[Disclosure (1994 film)|Disclosure]]'' (1994) have also been identified as part of the genre.<ref>K. I. Michasiw, "Some stations of sub-urban Gothic", in R. K. Martin and E. Savoy, eds, ''American Gothic: New Interventions in a National Narrative'' (University of Iowa Press, 2009), {{ISBN|1-58729-349-8}}, p. 240.</ref> In addition, films that feature a more character-driven or dramatic standpoint also inform the genre notably [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[Heavenly Creatures]]'', [[Todd Solondz]]'s ''[[Happiness (1998 film)|Happiness]]'',<ref name="the-15-best-suburban-gothic-films"/> [[Sam Mendes]]'s ''[[American Beauty (1999 film)|American Beauty]]'', and [[Richard Kelly (director)|Richard Kelly]]'s ''[[Donnie Darko (2001 film)|Donnie Darko]]''.<ref name="the-15-best-suburban-gothic-films"/> TV series such as ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]],'' ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'', and ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' have also been seen as dealing with concerns about hidden Gothic worlds behind the suburban façade.<ref name="Murphyp166">B. M. Murphy, ''The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture'' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), {{ISBN|0-230-21810-5}}, p. 166.</ref> Other films described as within the suburban gothic genre include [[Brian De Palma]]'s version of [[Brian De Palma|Brian De Palma's]] ''[[Carrie (1976 film)|Carrie]]'' (1976), [[John Carpenter]]'s ''[[Halloween (1978 film)|Halloween]]'' (1978), ''[[The Amityville Horror (1979 film)|The Amityville Horror]]'' (1979),<ref name=hughes>{{cite book|last1=Hughes|first1=William|title=The Encyclopedia of the Gothic|date=2015|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9781119210412|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tbS1CgAAQBAJ&q=%22suburban+gothic%22&pg=PA659}}</ref> ''[[Fright Night (1985 film)|Fright Night]]'' (1985), ''[[The Stepfather (1987 film)|The Stepfather]]'' (1987),<ref name=crow /> [[Joe Dante]]'s ''[[The 'Burbs]]'' (1989),<ref name=mulvey /> ''[[Parents (1989 film)|Parents]]'' (1989),<ref name=mulvey /> [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'' (1990),<ref name=mulvey>{{cite book|last1=Mulvey-Roberts|first1=Marie|title=The Handbook to Gothic Literature|date=1998|publisher=NYU Press|isbn=9780814756096|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5lATCgAAQBAJ&q=%22the+burbs%22+%22suburban+gothic%22&pg=PA80}}</ref> ''[[The People Under the Stairs]]'' (1991; also by Wes Craven),<ref name=crow /> [[John Waters]]'s ''[[Serial Mom]]'' (1994),<ref name=crow /> ''[[Little Children (film)|Little Children]]'' (2006),<ref name=crow />'' [[The Girl Next Door (2007 film)|The Girl Next Door]]'' (2007), ''[[The Sisterhood of Night]]'' (2014), ''[[The Invitation (2015 film)|The Invitation]]'' (2015),<ref name=crow>{{cite book|last1=Crow|first1=Charles L.|title=A Companion to American Gothic|date=2013|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9781118608425|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CYrHAAAAQBAJ&q=%22suburban+gothic%22&pg=PT356}}</ref> ''[[Snowtown (film)|Snowtown]]'' (2011)<ref name="the-15-best-suburban-gothic-films"/> and ''[[The Babadook]]'' (2014).<ref>[http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2016/the-15-best-suburban-gothic-films/ The 15 Best Suburban Gothic Films — Taste of Cinema]</ref>▼
== Film ==
▲Important films include [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s take on ''[[Lolita (1962 film)|Lolita]]'' (1962), [[Wes Craven]]'s original ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' (1984)<ref name="the-15-best-suburban-gothic-films">[http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2016/the-15-best-suburban-gothic-films/2/ The 15 Best Suburban Gothic Films — Page 2 — Taste of Cinema]</ref> and [[Tobe Hooper]]'s ''[[Poltergeist (1982 film)|Poltergeist]]'' (1982).<ref>J. E. Hogle, ''The Cambridge Companion to Gothic Fiction'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002), {{ISBN|0-521-79466-8}}, p. xxv.</ref> Works that incorporate environmental concerns include [[Ira Levin]]'s ''[[The Stepford Wives]]'' (
== Television ==
The works of [[David Lynch]] are seen as defining examples of the genre, notably the television series ''[[Twin Peaks]],'' alongside the 1992 feature ''[[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me|Fire Walk with Me]]''.<ref name="the-15-best-suburban-gothic-films" /> TV series such as ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]],'' ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'', and ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' have also been seen as dealing with concerns about hidden Gothic worlds behind the suburban façade.<ref name="Murphyp166">B. M. Murphy, ''The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture'' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), {{ISBN|0-230-21810-5}}, p. 166.</ref> Another televised example is the Emmy-winning ''[[American Horror Story]]''.<ref name="the-15-best-suburban-gothic-films"/>
== Visual Art ==
Australian visual artist [https://tanjastark.com Tanja Stark] explores themes of ''Suburban Gothic and the [[Sublime (philosophy)|Sublime]] Divine'', drawing from a background as a [[Social work|social worker]], [[Domestic violence in Australia|domestic violence]] counsellor and upbringing in the [[Baptists|Baptist]] church.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stark |first=T |date=15 March 2022 |title=tanjastark_artist |url=https://www.instagram.com/tanjastark_artist/}}</ref> She approaches her creation through a symbolic lens, and sees the genre of suburban gothic as influenced by [[Psychoanalysis|psycholanalytical]] ideas of the [[Analytical psychology|Jungian]] [[Shadow (psychology)|shadow]], and the parts of domestic life that lie beneath conscious awareness. Her art explores these [[Unconscious mind|unconscious]] desires and feelings and their powerful influence on waking life, particularly when they are associated with serious [[psychological trauma]]. In accordance with Jungian ideas, where the 'shadow' is not acknowledged or integrated, but is repressed, projected or inflated, the darker aspects of the psyche may emerge in ways that can be dangerous or destructive to mental or physical well-being of the individual and those around them, a key tension in Suburban Gothic art. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Lecture: Suburban Gothic and the Sublime Divine, Tanja Stark for C.G.Jung Society of Queensland |url=https://jungqld.com/events/dec-2021/tanja-stark/suburban-gothic-and-the-sublime-divine/ |access-date=13 March 2022 |website=C.G. Jung Society of Queensland}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Stark |first=Tanja |title=Spiralling Undercurrents : Melbourne Jung Society Lecture March 2022 |url=https://www.jungsocietymelbourne.com/march-2022 |website=C.G Jung Society Melbourne}}</ref>
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