While the word Gothic once specifically referred to the cultural impact of the Goths who hailed from Northern Europe, it has evolved to encompass a different kind of subculture that keeps the Goths' name and elements of their culture alive, even though they've ceased to exist as a distinct people today. It mostly refers to art forms and lifestyles today .
While Gothic literature dates back to the late 18th Century, characterized by gloomy settings, shadowy locations, gargoyles and pointed towers, a predominance of black in wardrobes, an abundance of death and dark occurrences, and terrifying monsters at times, the Gothic subculture developed as a movement and lifestyle only in the 1980s, with the rise of Gothic movies, fashion, and music.
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