Grotesque was originally a style of ornament in art, and today also means strange, fantastic, ugly, or bizarre.
Grotesque may also refer to:
Literature, film and television Grotesque (1988 film), a 1988 horror film starring Linda Blair Grotesque (2009 film), a 2009 gore/horror film starring Nagasawa Tsugumi and Kawatsure Hiroaki 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 Grotesque (Fear the Walking Dead), an episode of the television series Fear the Walking Dead
Other
Grotesque body, a literary trope conceptualized by Russian literary critic Mikhail Bakhtin in his study of François Rabelais' work Grotesque dance, category of theatrical dance "Grotesque", a song by Saori@destiny from the album World Wild 2010 Grotesque (band), a Swedish death metal band Grotesque (architecture) a form of building ornamentation often confused with gargoyles Grotesque (album), a 1980 album by The Fall Grotesque (chess), a chess problem Grotesque (typeface classification), a style of sans-serif typefaces originating in the late 19th century Grotesque (Stephenson Blake typefaces)