Emily Strange is a 13-year-old fictional character known for her gothic aesthetic, rebellious attitude, and love for solitude. She prefers the company of her four black cats.

Behind some famous paintings are real lives — romantic, dramatic or even exciting. We decided to look behind the scenes of great works of art to find out the stories and ages of the painting models.

Here’s a brief history of some of the more famous sequels that never were:. Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian Tim Burton has a penchant for letting his gothic characters roam pastel backdrops.

Learn about the contexts, conventions and key examples of Gothic literature in this guide for KS3 English students aged 11-14 from BBC Bitesize.

The house featured in the famous painting “American Gothic” by Grant Wood in Eldon, Iowa. Photo by David Howells/Corbis via Getty Images. Of course, the artist wasn’t finished.

Iowa-born Grant Wood completed "American Gothic" in 1930. It became a famous piece that generated speculation from viewers about its subjects.

While mostly made of stone, many Gothic churches feature a wooden roof and/or spire, making them susceptible to fires. Amazingly, after Chartres' cathedral burnt to the ground in 1194, it took ...

Two of my favorite Gothic cathedrals are just north of Chartres, in neighboring Normandy. In contrast to small-town Chartres, Rouen was France's second-largest city in medieval times.

“American Gothic” made this small-town Iowa house a destination. The painting’s “third character” has deep meaning in Eldon, along with economic importance, says the vistor center’s ...

American Gothic, Grant Wood's iconic painting — one of the best-known works of American art and arguably the most parodied — has taken a rare trip away from its home in The Art Institute of ...

Gothic literature often contrasts different types of characters: victims and predators, good and evil. They are full of strange and often supernatural characters like ghosts, vampires and werewolves.