#tropical-gothic

[ur-daily-inspiration]

[diaryofaphilosopher]

"The shift from the Afro-Caribbean zombie to the U.S. zombie is clear: in Caribbean folklore, people are scared of becoming zombies, whereas in U.S. narratives people are scared of zombies. This shift is significant because it maps the movement from the zombie as victim (Caribbean) to the zombie as an aggressive and terrifying monster who consumes human flesh (U.S.). In Haitian folklore, for instance, zombies do not physically threaten people; rather, the threat comes from the voduon practice whereby the sorcerer (master) subjugates the individual by robbing the victim of free will, language and cognition. The zombie is enslaved."

— Justin D. Edwards, "Mapping Tropical Gothic in the Americas" in Tropical Gothic in Literature and Culture.

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[wawapiggy]

art request for @butter-and-too-much-bread who wanted gender non-conforming links, basically just them in pretty dresses :D

i didn’t originally plan for four to have a full illustration, but ig that’s just what happens when u draw ur blorbo XD

[cheesy-cryptid]

tw // blood, body horror

“Honora…“

“Not now, Benito! We've just uncovered—-“

“No…look!”

🥀🐦‍⬛🧛🍂

Tropical gothic my beloved i am SO back 🩸 decided to make a fake book cover about filipino monster hunters solving mysteries together

[tropical-gothic-island]

[klausx15x5x66]

splendidxx

x

[third-world-punks]

Check out ✦ THIRD WORLD PUNKS ✦ for more alternative dark academia mood boards!

[putaskawaii]

06/08/2024

[digilamb]

¿como se siente ser la latina más divina?

[f0restpunk]

[decimus-cs21]

Random Florida Shots / iPhone 12, DazzCam

[ur-daily-inspiration]

[diaryofaphilosopher]

"Tropicalising Gothic, should not only be seen as a process through which the dominant Gothic forms are adapted, transformed or resisted, but also as an opportunity to revisit our conceptualisation of Gothic and examine its transcultural potential. European Gothic arose in response to Enlightenment philosophies and Christian values. Tropical Gothic, however, is a significantly more inclusive genre, with its texts referencing culturally diverse worldviews and philosophical orientations."

— Anita Lundberg, Katarzyna Ancuta & Agnieszka Stasiewicz-Bieńkowska, "Tropical Gothic: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences."

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[pamietniko]

hurricane season

Atlanta, Georgia

[cheesy-cryptid]

American occupation era Philippines but our girlie here is secretly a vampire hunter at a fancy party looking for her target 🦇🧛‍♂️🌴

[lakeville-lolita]

I am still living with your ghost

lonely & dreaming of the west coast

abandoned funeral home