This is dark academia, the high school experience that we all secretly wish we had. While not all of us were privileged ...

Latin quotes, tragic intellects, and haunting campuses—these ten dark academia books are drenched in secrets, style, and the ...

Dark academia movies and TV shows have a theme that deals with the cost of curiosity and morality that comes with the mysterious elements in the narrative.

Anchored in nostalgia for classic collegiate and prep school culture, dark academia is a TikTok subculture that embraces scholarly pursuits with a gothic, somber flair. It’s all about ...

Heavenly Creatures is a classic! The dark drama starring Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey follows two teenagers who forge a close bond over their shared love of a fictional character. But when ...

Dark academia began as a social media aesthetic ... In If We Were Villains, drama student Joe’s unease revolves around being second best. He describes feeling “doomed to always play supporting ...

As we enter full autumn and All Hallows’ Eve, the moment is right for dark academia. Some notes for the uninitiated: Dark academia is a subculture devoted to spaces like stony Oxford libraries ...

One notable example of this phenomenon is dark academia, which got its name and rose to fame when everyone was trapped inside and kids were stuck in Zoom class. Picture a boarding school with the ...