The gorgeous soundscapes of 2025 were what we carried out of the theatre, off the couch, and away from the screen the most — here are the best original scores across film, TV, anime, and videogames th ...

Destination highlights: Marvel at the 1000-year-old Reichsburg Castle, once seized by Louis XIV and later restored in Gothic ...

On our just-published year-end Hot 100 chart, 11 of the top 12 songs were released before 2025, and over half of them even ...

Life in many medieval towns revolved around constructing a cathedral, a massive undertaking that took generations of work by everyone from artists and architects to prisoners of war. Work in ...

Young Irish indie rockers Cardinals are among our favorite new bands of 2025, and their full-length debut Masquerade is set to arrive early in 2026. We've already posted a handful of songs that'll ...

With roots in the 18th century, this haunted genre’s hallmarks can be found throughout modern horror. Here’s where to start. By Emily C. Hughes Emily C. Hughes is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author ...

Hidden in the architecture of some of the world’s most famous buildings is a cultural exchange between Europe and the Middle East. Architectural historian Diana Darke and other experts have noted that ...

Distinct factions, zero-to-hero character progression, and nights so dark you’ll trip over every rock or skull-headed bird you come across; I can see why Gothic is called a “cult classic”. When I got ...

This retro renaissance we’re living in extends beyond just the 90s, and is beginning to touch the early 2000s, too. Classic PC action RPG series Gothic already made its comeback on the Nintendo Switch ...

The master of the Tex-Mex accordion Leonardo "Flaco" Jimenez, whose tradition-drenched sound came to define conjunto or Tejano music of South Texas, has died. Throughout a career that spanned more ...

David and Tobin, the acrobats behind the Red Trouser Show, met in first grade and have been performing around the world together for decades. Photo by Eltavious Johnson. The Red Trouser Show is back ...