Grotesque (disambiguation)
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Grotesque
was originally a style of ornament in art, and today also means strange, fantastic, ugly, or bizarre.
Specific uses include:
Grotesque
The word grotesque comes from the same Latin root as "Grotto", meaning a small cave or hollow. The original meaning was restricted to an extravagant style of Ancient Roman decorative art rediscovered and then copied in Rome at the end of the 15th century...
was originally a style of ornament in art, and today also means strange, fantastic, ugly, or bizarre.
Specific uses include:
Literature, film and television
- Grotesque (1988 film), a 1988 horror film starring Linda Blair
- Grotesque (2009 film)Grotesque (2009 film)is a 2009 Japanese splatter horror film written and directed by Kōji Shiraishi.-Plot:The doctor is one who's always gotten what he wanted; this has only created more depraved and extreme needs, so he kidnaps a random couple, Aki and Kazuo , two young people who, after a few years working in the...
, a 2009 gore/horror film starring Nagasawa Tsugumi and Kawatsure Hiroaki - The Grotesque (novel)The Grotesque (novel)The Grotesque is a 1989 gothic fiction novel by British author Patrick McGrath. It was adapted into a 1995 film starring Alan Bates, Lena Headey, Theresa Russell and Sting.-Plot summary:...
, a 1989 novel by Patrick McGrath- The Grotesque (film)The Grotesque (film)The Grotesque is a 1995 British film by John-Paul Davidson, adapted from the 1989 novel by Patrick McGrath...
, a 1995 British film adaptation of McGrath's novel, starring Alan Bates, Lena Headey, Theresa Russell and Sting
- The Grotesque (film)
- "Grotesque" (The X-Files)Grotesque (The X-Files)"Grotesque" is a 1996 episode of The X-Files television series. It was the fourteenth episode broadcast in the show's third season. "Grotesque" features a serial killer who claims a gargoyle spirit committed the crimes...
, a 1996 episode of the American TV series The X-Files - Grotesque (novel)Grotesque (novel)Grotesque is ostensibly a crime novel by Japanese writer Natsuo Kirino, most famous for her novel Out. It was published in English in 2007, translated by Rebecca Copeland. Publisher Knopf censored the American translation, removing a section involving underage male prostitution, as it was...
, a 2007 Japanese novel by Natsuo Kirino
Music
- Grotesque (song)World Wild 2010World Wild 2010 is the second full-length album by Japanese electronica singer and lyricist Saori@destiny. The album was released in Japan on April 14, 2010 by D-topia Entertainment...
, a song by Japanese singer Saori@destiny - Grotesque (band)Grotesque (band)Grotesque was a Swedish death metal band formed in Gothenburg, Sweden in September 1988 from the remains of Conquest by Wåhlin and Nordgren with the addition of Lindberg . The band was however short-lived and recorded a few demos and an EP...
, a Swedish death metal band - Grotesque (After the Gramme)Grotesque (After the Gramme)Grotesque is a 1980 album by The Fall. The music is a departure from that of the previous albums, 1979's Live at the Witch Trials and Dragnet. Marc Riley played organ on several tracks on the album. This was Paul Hanley's first album with the band, having joined earlier in the year aged just 15...
, a 1980 album by The Fall
Typeface
- Grotesque (typeface classification)Grotesque (typeface classification)Grotesque, or Grotesk in Germany, is a style of sans-serif typeface from the 19th century. The name was coined by William Thorowgood, the first person to produce a sans-serif type with lower case, in 1832...
, a style of sans-serif typefaces