https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/gothic/RSS feed for GothicenFri, 13 Feb 2026 19:16:50 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/five-things-to-know-about-wuthering-heights-author-emily-brontes-only-novel-180988196/The famed 1847 book inspired numerous adaptations, including a new version directed by Emerald Fennell in theaters this weekFri, 13 Feb 2026 19:16:50 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/five-things-to-know-about-wuthering-heights-author-emily-brontes-only-novel-180988196/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-how-modern-artists-obsessed-with-death-and-darkness-looked-to-medieval-gothic-artworks-for-inspiration-180985410/A new exhibition in Helsinki spotlights the Gothic themes and influences that connected works by renowned late 19th- and early 20th-century artistsThu, 14 Nov 2024 20:53:19 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-how-modern-artists-obsessed-with-death-and-darkness-looked-to-medieval-gothic-artworks-for-inspiration-180985410/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amateur-historian-discovers-lost-story-by-dracula-author-bram-stoker-hiding-in-plain-sight-at-a-dublin-library-180985320/History forgot about "Gibbet Hill" for more than a century—until a fan of the Gothic horror writer stumbled upon the haunting tale at the National Library of IrelandThu, 24 Oct 2024 15:56:43 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amateur-historian-discovers-lost-story-by-dracula-author-bram-stoker-hiding-in-plain-sight-at-a-dublin-library-180985320/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-olympic-gold-medalists-get-to-ring-a-bell-bound-for-notre-dame-180984867/The bell was built for the Games, but it will soon get a second life in one of Paris' most beloved landmarksFri, 09 Aug 2024 19:08:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-olympic-gold-medalists-get-to-ring-a-bell-bound-for-notre-dame-180984867/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-900-year-old-english-cathedrals-hidden-medieval-crypt-180982648/The team also found the original foundations of Exeter Cathedral's high altar, Roman-era structures and empty gravesWed, 02 Aug 2023 19:39:08 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-900-year-old-english-cathedrals-hidden-medieval-crypt-180982648/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-westminster-abbey-180981806/The church’s many chambers and crypts hold the story of Britain’s past, present and futureWed, 05 Apr 2023 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-westminster-abbey-180981806/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/first-edition-of-mary-shelleys-frankenstein-breaks-records-at-auction-180978724/A rare copy of the iconic Gothic novel is now the most expensive printed work by a woman sold at auctionWed, 22 Sep 2021 12:27:58 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/first-edition-of-mary-shelleys-frankenstein-breaks-records-at-auction-180978724/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/search-of-real-grantwood-180968081/The denim-clad artist who painted American Gothic wasn’t the hayseed he’d have you believeWed, 21 Feb 2018 16:19:25 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/search-of-real-grantwood-180968081/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/30000-shards-historic-stained-glass-found-westminster-abbeys-attic-180967663/The glass and other trash was excavated from depressions in the vaulted ceiling and are being made into new windows for the AbbeyFri, 29 Dec 2017 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/30000-shards-historic-stained-glass-found-westminster-abbeys-attic-180967663/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/farm-where-flannery-oconnor-composed-southern-gothic-donated-180964458/The author's alma mater will take over and maintain the Savannah-born author's final homeFri, 11 Aug 2017 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/farm-where-flannery-oconnor-composed-southern-gothic-donated-180964458/