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Suburban Gothic is a subgenre of Gothic fiction, art, film and television, focused on anxieties associated with the creation of suburban communities, particularly in the United States and the Western world, from the 1950s and 1960s onwards.

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 tradition which dramatises anxieties arising from the mass urbanisation of the United States and usually features suburban settings, preoccupations and protagonists".^[1] She argues that a common trope of the suburban Gothic is the danger within a family or neighbourhood, rather than an external threat.^[2] Teenagers and children are often major protagonists or sources of threat, and characteristic conflicts often focus on issues of individuality and conformity.^[3]

Literature

Important early works identified with the subgenre include Richard Matheson's I Am Legend (1954) and Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House (1959).^[4] A more recent book identified within the genre is Bret Easton Ellis' mock memoir Lunar Park (2005).^[5]

Film

Important films include Stanley Kubrick's take on Lolita (1962), Wes Craven's original A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)^[6] and Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist (1982).^[7] Works that incorporate environmental concerns include Ira Levin's The Stepford Wives (1975), Anne Rivers Siddons's The House Next Door (1978), Todd Haynes's Safe (1995)^[8] and David Lynch's Blue Velvet (1986) have been identified as part of the suburban gothic subgenre.^[9] An earlier cinematic example of this is Nicholas Ray's 1955 classic Rebel Without a Cause.^[9] Films with threats from a female protagonist, including Fatal Attraction (1987) and Disclosure (1994), have also been identified as part of the genre.^[10] In addition, films that feature a more character-driven or dramatic standpoint also inform the genre, notably Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures (1994), Todd Solondz's Happiness (1998),^[6] Sam Mendes's American Beauty (1999), and Richard Kelly's Donnie Darko (2001).^[6] Other films described as within the suburban gothic genre include Brian De Palma's version of Stephen King's Carrie (1976), John Carpenter's Halloween (1978), The Amityville Horror (1979),^[11] Fright Night (1985), The Stepfather (1987),^[12] Joe Dante's The 'Burbs (1989),^[13] Parents (1989),^[13] Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands (1990),^[13] The People Under the Stairs (1991; also by Wes Craven),^[12] John Waters's Serial Mom (1994),^[12] Peter Weir's Truman Show (1998), Little Children (2006),^[12] The Girl Next Door (2007), The Sisterhood of Night (2014), The Invitation (2015),^[12] Snowtown (2011)^[6] and The Babadook (2014).^[14]

Television

The works of David Lynch are seen as defining examples of the genre, notably the television series Twin Peaks, alongside the 1992 feature Fire Walk with Me.^[6] TV series such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Supernatural, and Desperate Housewives have also been seen as dealing with concerns about hidden Gothic worlds behind the suburban façade.^[15] Another televised example is the Emmy-winning American Horror Story.^[6]

Visual Art

Australian visual artist Tanja Stark explores themes of Suburban Gothic and the Sublime Divine, drawing from a background as a social worker, domestic violence counsellor and upbringing in the Baptist church.^[16] She approaches her creation through a symbolic lens, and sees the genre of suburban gothic as influenced by psycholanalytical ideas of the Jungian shadow, and the parts of domestic life that lie beneath conscious awareness. Her art explores these 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. ^[17] ^[18]

Notes

^ B. M. Murphy, The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), ISBN 0-230-21810-5, p. 2.
^ B. M. Murphy, The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), ISBN 0-230-21810-5, p. 3.
^ B. M. Murphy, The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), ISBN 0-230-21810-5, pp. 2–3.
^ B. M. Murphy, The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), ISBN 0-230-21810-5, p. 15.
^ Scott, A. O. (August 14, 2005). "'Lunar Park': Hero and Heroin".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f The 15 Best Suburban Gothic Films — Page 2 — Taste of Cinema
^ J. E. Hogle, The Cambridge Companion to Gothic Fiction (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002), ISBN 0-521-79466-8, p. xxv.
^ B. M. Murphy, The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), ISBN 0-230-21810-5, p. 4.
^ ^a ^b The Anadromist (2012) American Gothic Films: An Incomplete List. The Anadromous Life, [blog] November 7, 2012, Available at: [1] Accessed: December 9, 2012.
^ 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.
^ Hughes, William (2015). The Encyclopedia of the Gothic. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781119210412.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Crow, Charles L. (2013). A Companion to American Gothic. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118608425.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mulvey-Roberts, Marie (1998). The Handbook to Gothic Literature. NYU Press. ISBN 9780814756096.
^ The 15 Best Suburban Gothic Films — Taste of Cinema
^ B. M. Murphy, The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), ISBN 0-230-21810-5, p. 166.
^ Stark, T (15 March 2022). "tanjastark_artist".
^ "Lecture: Suburban Gothic and the Sublime Divine, Tanja Stark for C.G.Jung Society of Queensland". C.G. Jung Society of Queensland. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^ Stark, Tanja. "Spiralling Undercurrents : Melbourne Jung Society Lecture March 2022". C.G Jung Society Melbourne.

[Murphyp2-1] B. M. Murphy, The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), ISBN 0-230-21810-5, p. 2.

[Murphyp3-2] B. M. Murphy, The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), ISBN 0-230-21810-5, p. 3.

[Murphyp2-3-3] B. M. Murphy, The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), ISBN 0-230-21810-5, pp. 2–3.

[Murphyp15-4] B. M. Murphy, The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), ISBN 0-230-21810-5, p. 15.

[scott-5] Scott, A. O. (August 14, 2005). "'Lunar Park': Hero and Heroin".

[the-15-best-suburban-gothic-films-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f The 15 Best Suburban Gothic Films — Page 2 — Taste of Cinema

[7] J. E. Hogle, The Cambridge Companion to Gothic Fiction (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002), ISBN 0-521-79466-8, p. xxv.

[Murphyp4-8] B. M. Murphy, The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), ISBN 0-230-21810-5, p. 4.

[Anadromous-9] The Anadromist (2012) American Gothic Films: An Incomplete List. The Anadromous Life, [blog] November 7, 2012, Available at: [1] Accessed: December 9, 2012.

[10] 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.

[hughes-11] Hughes, William (2015). The Encyclopedia of the Gothic. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781119210412.

[crow-12] Crow, Charles L. (2013). A Companion to American Gothic. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118608425.

[mulvey-13] Mulvey-Roberts, Marie (1998). The Handbook to Gothic Literature. NYU Press. ISBN 9780814756096.

[14] The 15 Best Suburban Gothic Films — Taste of Cinema

[Murphyp166-15] B. M. Murphy, The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), ISBN 0-230-21810-5, p. 166.

[16] Stark, T (15 March 2022). "tanjastark_artist".

[17] "Lecture: Suburban Gothic and the Sublime Divine, Tanja Stark for C.G.Jung Society of Queensland". C.G. Jung Society of Queensland. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

[18] Stark, Tanja. "Spiralling Undercurrents : Melbourne Jung Society Lecture March 2022". C.G Jung Society Melbourne.

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+{{Short description|Subgenre of Gothic fiction, art, film and television}}
 {{about|the subgenre|the 2014 film|Suburban Gothic (film)}}
-'''[[Suburban]] Gothic''' is a subgenre of [[Gothic fiction]], art, film and television, focused on anxieties associated with the creation of suburban communities, particularly in the United States, from the 1950s and 1960s onwards.
+'''Suburban Gothic''' is a subgenre of [[Gothic fiction]], art, film and television, focused on anxieties associated with the creation of [[suburb|suburban communities]], particularly in the United States and the [[Western world]], from the 1950s and 1960s onwards.
 ==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.
+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&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=sub-genre p. 2].</ref> She argues that a common trope of the suburban Gothic is the danger within a family or neighbourhood, rather than an external threat.<ref name="Murphyp3">B. M. Murphy, ''The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture'' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), {{ISBN|0-230-21810-5}}, p. 3.</ref> Teenagers and children are often major protagonists or sources of threat and characteristic conflicts often focus on issues of individuality and conformity.<ref name="Murphyp2-3">B. M. Murphy, ''The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture'' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), {{ISBN|0-230-21810-5}}, pp. 2–3.</ref>
+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&q=sub-genre p. 2].</ref> She argues that a common trope of the suburban Gothic is the danger within a family or neighbourhood, rather than an external threat.<ref name="Murphyp3">B. M. Murphy, ''The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture'' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), {{ISBN|0-230-21810-5}}, p. 3.</ref> Teenagers and children are often major protagonists or sources of threat, and characteristic conflicts often focus on issues of individuality and conformity.<ref name="Murphyp2-3">B. M. Murphy, ''The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture'' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), {{ISBN|0-230-21810-5}}, pp. 2–3.</ref>
-==Examples==
+==Literature==
-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>
+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>
+== 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>[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>[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 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">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>  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>[http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2016/the-15-best-suburban-gothic-films/2/ The 15 Best Suburban Gothic Films — Page 2 — Taste of Cinema]</ref> [[Sam Mendes]]'s ''[[American Beauty (1999 film)|American Beauty]]'', and [[Richard Kelly (director)|Richard Kelly]]'s ''[[Donnie Darko (2001 film)|Donnie Darko]]''.<ref>[http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2016/the-15-best-suburban-gothic-films/2/ The 15 Best Suburban Gothic Films — Page 2 — Taste of Cinema]</ref> 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>[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 ''[[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>
+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]]'' (1975), [[Anne Rivers Siddons]]'s ''[[The House Next Door (novel)|The House Next Door]]'' (1978),  [[Todd Haynes]]'s ''[[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> and [[David Lynch]]'s ''[[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]]'' (1986) 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]]'' (1994), [[Todd Solondz]]'s ''[[Happiness (1998 film)|Happiness]]'' (1998),<ref name="the-15-best-suburban-gothic-films"/> [[Sam Mendes]]'s ''[[American Beauty (1999 film)|American Beauty]]'' (1999), and [[Richard Kelly (director)|Richard Kelly]]'s ''[[Donnie Darko (2001 film)|Donnie Darko]]'' (2001).<ref name="the-15-best-suburban-gothic-films"/> Other films described as within the suburban gothic genre include [[Brian De Palma]]'s version of [[Stephen King]]'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 /> [[Peter Weir]]'s ''[[Truman Show]]'' (1998), ''[[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>
+== 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>
-Another televised example is the Emmy-winning ''[[American Horror Story]]''.<ref>[http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2016/the-15-best-suburban-gothic-films/2/ The 15 Best Suburban Gothic Films — Page 2 — Taste of Cinema]</ref>
-Australian visual artist Tanja Stark explores themes of Suburban Gothic and the Sublime Divine, drawing from a background as a social worker and upbringing in the Baptist church.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stark |first=T |date=15 March 2022 |title=tanjastark_artist |url=https://www.instagram.com/tanjastark_artist/}}</ref>
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Modern literature and art	New Gothic Art Raygun Gothic Southern Gothic Southern Ontario Gothic Space Gothic Suburban Gothic Tasmanian Gothic
Modern subculture, music and film	Gothic subculture Cybergoth Gothic fashion Gothic film Gothic romance film Gothic rock Gothic metal Gothabilly Gothic belly dance Dark wave Gothic punk Gothic Western Horror punk Post-punk
See also	Black metal Cosmicism Danse Macabre Dark culture Dark fantasy Deathrock Dracula Fantastique Frankenstein German Expressionism Giallo Gloom Gothic Satanism Grotesque Grotesquerie Horror fiction Horror and Terror Horror-of-demonic Horror-of-personality Industrial music List of gothic festivals List of gothic fiction works Lolita fashion Lovecraftian horror Magic realism Mal du siècle Medievalism Memento Mori Monster literature Mystery fiction Neo-Victorian New Romantic Occult Occult detective Occultism Ossuary Paranormal romance Romanesque revival Romanticism Steampunk Ubi sunt Universal monsters Vampire fiction Victorian fashion Weird fiction Weird menace

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Monsters	Demons Devils Ghouls Evil clowns Extraterrestrials Fire-breathing monsters Chimera Dragons Gargoyles Kaiju Killer toy Mutants Ogres Sea monster Piranha Therianthropes Werecats Werewolves Undead Death Ghosts Mummies Skeletons Vampires Zombies Witches
Related genres	Black comedy Fantastique Fantasy fiction Mystery Paranormal Science fiction Shenmo Supernatural Thriller Tokusatsu Urban legend
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By style	Action Arthouse Heroic bloodshed Hong Kong action Adventure Survival Art Biographical Christian Comedy Action Black Commedia all'italiana Sexy Bromantic Dramedy Gross out Horror Parody Mo lei tau Thriller Remarriage Romantic Sex Screwball Silent Slapstick Cyberpunk Japanese Documentary Animated City symphony Docudrama Mockumentary Mondo Pseudo Semi Travel Video essay Drama Calligrafismo Dramedy Historical Legal Melodrama Korean Erotic Commedia sexy all'italiana Pink Sexploitation Thriller Educational Social guidance Epic Sword-and-sandal Experimental Exploitation see Exploitation film template Fantasy Comedy Contemporary Fantastique High Historical Magic realism Science Film noir Neo-noir Pulp noir Tech noir Gothic Romance Southern Space Suburban Urban Horror Arthouse Body Cannibal Chinese horror Christmas horror Comedy Eco Fantastique Found footage German underground Ghost Giallo Holiday Japanese horror Korean horror Lovecraftian Natural New French Extremity Psycho-biddy Psychological Religious Science fiction Slasher Splatter Satanic Maximalist film Minimalist film Mumblecore Musical Arthouse Backstage Jukebox Musicarello Operetta Sceneggiata Mystery Detective Occult detective Whodunit Giallo Pop culture fiction Crossover Pornographic Hardcore pornography Softcore pornography (Malayalam) Propaganda Reality Romantic Comedy Bromantic Fantasy Gothic Paranormal Thriller Science fiction Art Comedy Fantastique Fantasy Gothic Horror Military New Wave Planetary romance Space opera Steampunk Tokusatsu Western Slice of life Slow cinema Thriller Comedy Erotic Financial Giallo Legal New French Extremity Political Psychological Romantic Techno Transgressive Cinema of Transgression Extreme cinema New French Extremity Trick
By theme	Animals Beach party Body swap Buddy Buddy cop Female Cannibal Chicano Colonial Coming-of-age Concert Crime Detective Gangster Gentleman thief Gokudō Gong'an Heist Heroic bloodshed Hood Mafia Mafia comedy Mumbai underworld Poliziotteschi Yakuza Dance Disaster Apocalyptic Drug Psychedelic Stoner Dystopian Ecchi Economic Ethnographic Exploitation Blaxploitation Mexploitation Turksploitation Extraterrestrial Food and drink Gendai-geki Ghost Goona-goona epic Gothic Romance Space Suburban Girls with guns Harem Hentai Lolicon Shotacon Tentacle erotica Homeland Isekai Jidaigeki Samurai Kaitō LGBT Yaoi Yuri Luchador Magical girl Martial arts Bruceploitation Chopsocky Gun fu Kung fu Ninja Wuxia Mecha Anime Monster Giant monster Kaiju Mummy Vampire Zombie Zombie comedy Mountain Mouth of Garbage Muslim social Nature Environmental issues Opera Outlaw biker Ozploitation Partisan film Prison Women Race Rape and revenge Road Rubble Rumberas Sexploitation Bavarian porn Commedia sexy all'italiana Mexican sex comedy Nazi exploitation Pornochanchada Nunsploitation Sex report Shoshimin-eiga Slavery Slice of life Snuff South Seas Sports Spy Eurospy Superhero Surfing Swashbuckler Sword-and-sandal Sword and sorcery Travel Trial Vigilante War Anti-war Euro War Submarine Western Acid Contemporary Western Dacoit Western Fantasy Florida Horror Meat pie Northern Ostern Revisionist Science fiction Singing cowboy Space Spaghetti Weird Western Zapata Western
By movement or period	Absolute American eccentric cinema New Objectivity Australian New Wave Auteur films Berlin School Bourekas Brighton School British New Wave Kitchen sink realism Budapest school Calligrafismo Cannibal boom Cinéma du look Cinema Novo Cinema of Transgression Cinéma pur Commedia all'italiana Czechoslovak New Wave Documentary Film Movement Dogme 95 Erra Cinema European art cinema Film d'art Film gris Free Cinema French New Wave German Expressionist German underground horror Nigerian Golden Age Grupo Cine Liberación Heimatfilm Hollywood on the Tiber Hong Kong New Wave Indiewood Iranian New Wave Italian futurist Italian neorealist Japanese New Wave Kammerspielfilm L.A. Rebellion Lettrist Modernist film Mumblecore Neorealist New French Extremity New German New generation New Hollywood New Nollywood New Queer No wave Nuevo Cine Mexicano Pan-Indian film Parallel cinema Persian Film Poetic realist Polish Film School Poliziotteschi Praška filmska škola Prussian film Pure Film Movement Remodernist Romanian New Wave Slow cinema Spaghetti Western Socialist realist Social realist Kitchen sink realism Soviet parallel Structural Surrealist Sword-and-sandal Telefoni Bianchi Third Cinema Toronto New Wave Vulgar auteurism Yugoslav Black Wave
By demographic	Adult Black Children and family Anime Men Seinen Stag Teen Shōnen Shōjo Women Chick flick Josei
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