Have you ever walked into a room and felt like you’ve been transported straight into a gothic novel? If not, welcome to the ...

Gothic fashion brand Killstar came out with a collection taking on the Dark Academia aesthetic. Dark Academia originally began as a literary aesthetic around the 19th century.

Why the Gothic vampire aesthetic is dominating fashion again On Christmas Day 2024, Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu came out and, some might argue, renewed public interest in vampire discourse.

Anchored in nostalgia for classic collegiate and prep school culture, dark academia is a TikTok subculture that embraces scholarly pursuits with a gothic, somber flair.It’s all about cultivating ...

There’s something about gloomy skies and the sound of rain that makes you want to curl up with a story steeped in mystery, ...

Gothic horror with a twist (the book pulls in elements of feminist fiction and dark academia), the thriller is, as NPR noted, “an inspired mashup of Jane Eyre, The Mysteries of Udolpho, Dracula ...

Her Halloween decor style is an homage to that sort of mad science but with a side of “dark academia”—the trending social media aesthetic that puts a Gothic spin on traditional collegiate style.

From sinister professors to haunted prep schools, these dark academia novels can expose the twisted cost of genius, obsession ...

Filled with high-academic passages about the history of art, Hays’ novel is for dark academia enthusiasts looking for a narrative which is 50 per cent fantasy, and 50 per cent high academics.