Grotesque (disambiguation)

Grotesque (disambiguation)

Grotesque is word which means strange, fantastic, ugly, bizarre or gross.

Other uses include:

Literature, film and television

*"Grotesque" (1988 film), a 1988 horror film starring Linda Blair
*"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

Music

*Grotesque (band), a Swedish death metal band
*"Grotesque" (After the Gramme), a 1980 album by The Fall

Games

*Grotesque (chess), a chess problem.

Arts

*Grotesque (typeface), a style of sans-serif typefaces
*Grotesque (art), fresco on the fashion of Domus Aurea Nero's house.


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