Will Nosferatu Box Office Success Lead to More Gothic Horror Movies?
Did You Hear The News?
The worldwide Nosferatu box office gross recently surpassed Longlegs’s total. That makes the Robert Eggers film the highest-grossing pure horror movie of 2024. There is a small caveat: it still ranks below a couple of franchise sci-fi horror flicks, Alien Covenant and A Quiet Place: Day One.
Still, the vampire remake’s commercial success is impressive. Hollywood loves to copy popular trends, so does that mean we’re going to get a spate of gothic horror films coming up?
Related – Movie Review: Nosferatu
What is Gothic Horror, Anyway?
Honestly, it can be tough to nail down a definitive definition for it, or for any subgenre for that matter. Films that land in the gothic horror category are typically known for bleak and isolated settings, dark haunting atmospheres, and battles between ordinary people and the forces of evil.
The antagonists are often, but not always, supernatural. Many gothic horror films feature vampires or ghosts. Lots of them are period pieces set in the distant past, particularly in Europe. They often resemble folk horror films in terms of settings and aesthetic.
Along with Nosferatu, other examples of gothic horror are The Others, Sleepy Hollow, and The Changeling. I suppose the Children of the Corn movies could technically be considered gothic horror, but I definitely wouldn’t recommend that anyone watch that shitty series.
More Gothic Horror Movies? Yes, Please!
I enjoy atmospheric films that feature gothic imagery and architecture. Tim Burton’s films, for example, are visually appealing to me. I’m hoping that more gothic horror movies are on the horizon.
I’ve been a horror fan for a long time, but I’m still amazed by the number of subgenres that fall under the horror umbrella. Gothic horror isn’t necessarily one of the best known or most popular types, but that will change if high-quality films keep being produced.
