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Grotesque (disambiguation)

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Grotesque was originally a style of ornament in art, and today also means strange, fantastic, ugly, or bizarre.

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Grotesque may also refer to:

Literature, film and television

  • Grotesque (1988 film), a 1988 horror film starring Linda Blair
  • Grotesque (2009 film), a 2009 gore/horror film starring Nagasawa Tsugumi and Kawatsure Hiroaki
  • The Grotesque (novel), a 1989 novel by Patrick McGrath
  • The Grotesque (film), a 1995 British film adaptation of McGrath's novel, starring Alan Bates, Lena Headey, Theresa Russell and Sting
  • "Grotesque" (The X-Files), a 1996 episode of the American TV series The X-Files
  • Grotesque (novel), a 2007 Japanese novel by Natsuo Kirino

    • Other

  • Grotesque body, a literary trope conceptualized by Russian literary critic Mikhail Bakhtin in his study of François Rabelais' work
  • Grotesque dance, category of theatrical dance
  • "Grotesque", a song by Saori@destiny from the album World Wild 2010
  • Grotesque (band), a Swedish death metal band
  • Grotesque (album), a 1980 album by The Fall
  • Grotesque (chess), a chess problem
  • Grotesque (typeface classification), a style of sans-serif typefaces originating in the late 19th century

    • References

    Grotesque (disambiguation) Wikipedia
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