Tasmanian Gothic started out as a literary genre but electing Eric Abetz means it is now a lifestyle.
December 3, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Tasmanian Gothic started out as a literary genre but electing Eric Abetz means it is now a lifestyle.
I figure it’s one of those two—either the introduction of a new cocktail during the Dimension 20/Dirty Laundry crossover, or it’s a reference to an upcoming collaboration between MONA and the Art Museum of Western Australia involving the Tasmanian Gothic winter festival, Dark Mofo.
So. How’d I do?
So. How’d I do?
August 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I figure it’s one of those two—either the introduction of a new cocktail during the Dimension 20/Dirty Laundry crossover, or it’s a reference to an upcoming collaboration between MONA and the Art Museum of Western Australia involving the Tasmanian Gothic winter festival, Dark Mofo.
So. How’d I do?
So. How’d I do?
2. TAZGW is not as easily parsed, but I think I have it. TAZ is clearly signalling Tasmania, and GW refers to the Tasmanian Gothic Winter festival, officially known as Dark Mofo. Dark Mofo is overseen by MONA, the Museum of Old and New Art, in Hobart, Tasmania, AU.
August 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
2. TAZGW is not as easily parsed, but I think I have it. TAZ is clearly signalling Tasmania, and GW refers to the Tasmanian Gothic Winter festival, officially known as Dark Mofo. Dark Mofo is overseen by MONA, the Museum of Old and New Art, in Hobart, Tasmania, AU.
Tasmanian Gothic baby!!! A wonderful book about the unamed emotion you feel knowing grief is coming. About not giving up when the kindest and wisest thing to do is to throw in the towel.
The Living Sea of Waking Dreams - Richard Flannigan
The Living Sea of Waking Dreams - Richard Flannigan
August 10, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Tasmanian Gothic baby!!! A wonderful book about the unamed emotion you feel knowing grief is coming. About not giving up when the kindest and wisest thing to do is to throw in the towel.
The Living Sea of Waking Dreams - Richard Flannigan
The Living Sea of Waking Dreams - Richard Flannigan
medium-old guy saw my tattoos and excitedly said ‘i have one too, on my shoulder! wanna see?’ then proceeded to pull up his sleeve to show me a tattoo of Taz the tasmanian devil holding a glock saying ‘ROMANS 12:19’ in gothic letters in a speech bubble
July 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
medium-old guy saw my tattoos and excitedly said ‘i have one too, on my shoulder! wanna see?’ then proceeded to pull up his sleeve to show me a tattoo of Taz the tasmanian devil holding a glock saying ‘ROMANS 12:19’ in gothic letters in a speech bubble
Reminds me of Tasmania, actually.
But now it's leaning very much into the arts thanks to one weirdo who earned a shitload of money with online poker who decided to build his weird world reknowned museum (that he lets Tasmanians in for free) and 2 arts festivals that lean into Tasmanian gothic.
But now it's leaning very much into the arts thanks to one weirdo who earned a shitload of money with online poker who decided to build his weird world reknowned museum (that he lets Tasmanians in for free) and 2 arts festivals that lean into Tasmanian gothic.
July 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Reminds me of Tasmania, actually.
But now it's leaning very much into the arts thanks to one weirdo who earned a shitload of money with online poker who decided to build his weird world reknowned museum (that he lets Tasmanians in for free) and 2 arts festivals that lean into Tasmanian gothic.
But now it's leaning very much into the arts thanks to one weirdo who earned a shitload of money with online poker who decided to build his weird world reknowned museum (that he lets Tasmanians in for free) and 2 arts festivals that lean into Tasmanian gothic.
I’m sure it’s a quality production, and best of luck to all. But it’s hard to get excited when you know so many talented Tasmanians who have their own stories that don’t get funded. “Tasmanian Gothic” is not just a marketing term, you know? variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Tony Ayres Turns Tasmania’s Gothic Landscape Into Emotional Backdrop for Netflix’s ‘The Survivors’: ‘Twisty Turny, Fun, Compelling Murder Mystery’
Tony Ayres discusses adapting Jane Harper's bestseller 'The Survivors' into a Netflix series, filmed in Tasmania's dramatic landscapes.
variety.com
June 6, 2025 at 9:04 AM
I’m sure it’s a quality production, and best of luck to all. But it’s hard to get excited when you know so many talented Tasmanians who have their own stories that don’t get funded. “Tasmanian Gothic” is not just a marketing term, you know? variety.com/2025/tv/news...
lol. Eric Abetz, adding spice to Tasmanian Gothic.
June 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM
lol. Eric Abetz, adding spice to Tasmanian Gothic.
Tasmanian Gothic - hell yes
May 30, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Tasmanian Gothic - hell yes
Book Review: Deadman’s Track, by Sarah Barrie
This came up in a list of Tasmanian thrillers to try, and I do love Tasmanian crime/gothic novels for their uncommon settings. What to Expect A romantic suspense and crime thriller, set in Tasmania. While the story's point of views shift between a few…
This came up in a list of Tasmanian thrillers to try, and I do love Tasmanian crime/gothic novels for their uncommon settings. What to Expect A romantic suspense and crime thriller, set in Tasmania. While the story's point of views shift between a few…
Book Review: Deadman’s Track, by Sarah Barrie
This came up in a list of Tasmanian thrillers to try, and I do love Tasmanian crime/gothic novels for their uncommon settings. What to Expect A romantic suspense and crime thriller, set in Tasmania. While the story's point of views shift between a few characters, the first half is centered around crimes (robberies escalating to murders) in Hobart, while the second is about a hike from hell in Tasmania's remote South West National Park.
egretia.com
April 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Book Review: Deadman’s Track, by Sarah Barrie
This came up in a list of Tasmanian thrillers to try, and I do love Tasmanian crime/gothic novels for their uncommon settings. What to Expect A romantic suspense and crime thriller, set in Tasmania. While the story's point of views shift between a few…
This came up in a list of Tasmanian thrillers to try, and I do love Tasmanian crime/gothic novels for their uncommon settings. What to Expect A romantic suspense and crime thriller, set in Tasmania. While the story's point of views shift between a few…
It's day 10 of #IndieApril and today I'm going closer to home with Aussie author Mikhaeyla Kopievsky, purveyor of gritty urban fantasy.
Her novel Tasmanian Gothic sunk its claws in and wouldn't let go til the end. I had to find out if the MC found her mum. So good.
www.bookbub.com/profile/mikh...
Her novel Tasmanian Gothic sunk its claws in and wouldn't let go til the end. I had to find out if the MC found her mum. So good.
www.bookbub.com/profile/mikh...
April 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
It's day 10 of #IndieApril and today I'm going closer to home with Aussie author Mikhaeyla Kopievsky, purveyor of gritty urban fantasy.
Her novel Tasmanian Gothic sunk its claws in and wouldn't let go til the end. I had to find out if the MC found her mum. So good.
www.bookbub.com/profile/mikh...
Her novel Tasmanian Gothic sunk its claws in and wouldn't let go til the end. I had to find out if the MC found her mum. So good.
www.bookbub.com/profile/mikh...
I think we need a bit of silliness right now Hunting the Wild Agapanthus oil on canvas 84 cm x 91 cm #surrealism #fantasy #humour #Tasmania #art #oilpainting #landscape #tasmanian-gothic
April 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I think we need a bit of silliness right now Hunting the Wild Agapanthus oil on canvas 84 cm x 91 cm #surrealism #fantasy #humour #Tasmania #art #oilpainting #landscape #tasmanian-gothic
Aurealis Non-fiction in Issue #178 has the absorbing ‘Clark Ashton Smith and the Zothique’ by Joseph Sullivan, the engrossing ‘Frankenstein in Pop Culture: The Early Years’ by Claire Fitzpatrick and the fascinating ‘Tasmanian Gothic: Landscape as a Vessel for Horror’ by Stuart Olver
#Aurealis
#Aurealis
March 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Aurealis Non-fiction in Issue #178 has the absorbing ‘Clark Ashton Smith and the Zothique’ by Joseph Sullivan, the engrossing ‘Frankenstein in Pop Culture: The Early Years’ by Claire Fitzpatrick and the fascinating ‘Tasmanian Gothic: Landscape as a Vessel for Horror’ by Stuart Olver
#Aurealis
#Aurealis
Eco-gothic I see but Tasmanian is to me only evocative of that guy
a cartoon character from the looney tunes is spinning in a tornado .
ALT: a cartoon character from the looney tunes is spinning in a tornado .
media.tenor.com
December 26, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Eco-gothic I see but Tasmanian is to me only evocative of that guy
very 'tasmanian eco-gothic' vibes 😀👽👻🤘
December 26, 2024 at 9:04 PM
very 'tasmanian eco-gothic' vibes 😀👽👻🤘
It's too dark a premise for a children's film, however if Beth Robert's book was adapted by a Palawa writer/director thirty years later and marketed as a Tasmanian gothic western, Manganinnie might've become a classic.
November 30, 2024 at 12:32 PM
It's too dark a premise for a children's film, however if Beth Robert's book was adapted by a Palawa writer/director thirty years later and marketed as a Tasmanian gothic western, Manganinnie might've become a classic.
Another absolute classic!
I’ve been meaning to show you this, my brother’s band put out their EP a few weeks ago & it’s really good!
Tasmanian gothic
blackseacarnys.bandcamp.com/album/nistar...
I’ve been meaning to show you this, my brother’s band put out their EP a few weeks ago & it’s really good!
Tasmanian gothic
blackseacarnys.bandcamp.com/album/nistar...
Nistar, by Black Sea Carnys
4 track album
blackseacarnys.bandcamp.com
August 24, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Another absolute classic!
I’ve been meaning to show you this, my brother’s band put out their EP a few weeks ago & it’s really good!
Tasmanian gothic
blackseacarnys.bandcamp.com/album/nistar...
I’ve been meaning to show you this, my brother’s band put out their EP a few weeks ago & it’s really good!
Tasmanian gothic
blackseacarnys.bandcamp.com/album/nistar...
feeling like a little emo boy
August 3, 2024 at 8:05 PM
feeling like a little emo boy
Not romance, but when I lived in Hobart, I read the Cafe La Femme cosy crime series by @tansyrr.bsky.social (as Livia Day) and was utterly delighted by them. So much fiction set in Tasmania is v dark (Tasmanian Gothic is a whole genre!), but these were fun and frothy while being so clearly *Hobart*.
#romancelandia have you ever read a romance set in a place you live (or have lived)? how did you feel about it?
February 15, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Not romance, but when I lived in Hobart, I read the Cafe La Femme cosy crime series by @tansyrr.bsky.social (as Livia Day) and was utterly delighted by them. So much fiction set in Tasmania is v dark (Tasmanian Gothic is a whole genre!), but these were fun and frothy while being so clearly *Hobart*.
"Beth wriggled from under him, and sat up on the couch, reaching for clothes, slowly and calmly. He watched her sleepily.
—This means we’re the same, Stephen, she said and looked at him to make sure he was hearing her."
A little piece of Tasmanian gothic I had published earlier this year.
—This means we’re the same, Stephen, she said and looked at him to make sure he was hearing her."
A little piece of Tasmanian gothic I had published earlier this year.
Belle Ombre / We’re the Same Now
www.belleombre.org
October 19, 2023 at 9:32 PM
"Beth wriggled from under him, and sat up on the couch, reaching for clothes, slowly and calmly. He watched her sleepily.
—This means we’re the same, Stephen, she said and looked at him to make sure he was hearing her."
A little piece of Tasmanian gothic I had published earlier this year.
—This means we’re the same, Stephen, she said and looked at him to make sure he was hearing her."
A little piece of Tasmanian gothic I had published earlier this year.
This week on the eShop: COCOON, EA Sports FC 24, Faerie Afterlight, Gothic Classic, Infinity Strash: DRAGON QUEST The Adventure of Dai, Mineko’s Night Market, TY the Tasmanian Tiger 4: Bush Rescue Returns www.vooks.net/nintendo-dow...
September 29, 2023 at 1:40 AM
This week on the eShop: COCOON, EA Sports FC 24, Faerie Afterlight, Gothic Classic, Infinity Strash: DRAGON QUEST The Adventure of Dai, Mineko’s Night Market, TY the Tasmanian Tiger 4: Bush Rescue Returns www.vooks.net/nintendo-dow...
Plus @BenHurMovie & Tasmanian gothic drama THE KETTERRING INCIDENT. @ninetonoon with Kathryn Ryan 101am or online at http://www.rnz.co.nz
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November 22, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Plus @BenHurMovie & Tasmanian gothic drama THE KETTERRING INCIDENT. @ninetonoon with Kathryn Ryan 101am or online at http://www.rnz.co.nz
Utterly mesmerised by #TheKetteringIncident.
Tasmanian gothic noir; it's as if Aus saw #TopOfTheLake & decided to go one better! @LightboxNZ
Tasmanian gothic noir; it's as if Aus saw #TopOfTheLake & decided to go one better! @LightboxNZ
November 22, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Utterly mesmerised by #TheKetteringIncident.
Tasmanian gothic noir; it's as if Aus saw #TopOfTheLake & decided to go one better! @LightboxNZ
Tasmanian gothic noir; it's as if Aus saw #TopOfTheLake & decided to go one better! @LightboxNZ