What is Nosferatu-Core, the dark aesthetic trend on TikTok?

Nosferatu-Core, an aesthetics that celebrates the macabre, the Gothic and the vampires, find its perfect embodiment in this film. His success is driven by several factors: nostalgia for a time when Goth was a real counterculture, the desire to stand out in an increasingly homogeneous digital landscape, and the search for aesthetics and conceptual depth at a time that is often perceived as superficial.

On Tikok, it is brought to life through videos that mix visual, musical and narrative elements: long black silhouettes, shadows that are poured on dark walls, flickering candles and period clothing. The ideal soundtrack ranges from Darkwave to post-punk, with contemporary tracks being reinterpreted in a darker style.

What distinguishes from other iterations from Goth is its cultural sophistication. It goes beyond the mere aesthetics, begins thoughtfully with the history of cinema and art and revives the existential discomfort and social criticism, which characterized German expressionism.