If anything, young Edith Cushing (Wasikowska) and her romance with Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston) is one of great tragedy.

Gothic literature is a treasure hoard of great themes and story beats, and these video games likely took inspiration from well-known Gothic tales.

And Nosferatu remains a repulsive critical darling. And evidently, designers are on the same wavelength: Gothic romance is the dominant mood from Dior to Valentino and Jean Paul Gaultier.