Kaicore is a personal aesthetic coined by user CharacterKai (Aka Charcater_Kai) that originally appeared on Pinterest. The style takes major influence from 90s grunge, crust punk, midwest emo, and folk punk subcultures.
Visuals[]
Kaicore mainly consists of muted colors and earth tones, both in fashion and general imagery. Interiors should be cluttered and dimly lit.
- Densely wooded areas
- Fog and/or rain
- Abandoned and decaying structures
- Low quality camera footage
- Dusty CDs
- Handmade items
- Campy horror
- Lens flares
- Lonely gas stations
- Old glow in the dark stars
Fashion[]
- Flannels and graphic tees
- Baggy cargo pants
- Crust pants / battle jackets
- Handmade jewelry
- Wired earbuds
- Patches
- National parks merchandise
- Visual mending
- Leather boots
- Crossbody bags
- Fingerless gloves
- Touques
Activities[]
- Hiking
- Canoeing
- Swimming
- Urbex
- Sewing
- Writing
- Foraging
- Filming
- Writing music
- Listening to music
- Collecting rocks
- Collecting bones
- Collecting knives
- Camping
- Volunteering at animal rehabs
- Wandering
Media[]
Music[]
- A Poem - AJJ
- Meat Bag - Harley Poe
- i want dancing i want hunger - Blue Foster
- Big Words for a 21 Year Old - Daddy and The Long Legs
- Chocolate Milk (Like from Spiderman) - Hospital Bracelet
- Now I'm Sad (Boo Hoo) - Crywank
- Better Go - Mal Blum
- Dogs - Nouns
- The Boy Who Wished for Wings - Foxpaw
Television[]
- Gravity Falls
- Inside Job
- The Walking Dead
- The Last of Us
Movies[]
- Spiderman
- House of Wax
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
- The Blair Witch Project
Internet Series[]
- Marble Hornets
- EverymanHYBRID
- MLAndersen0
- Tales from the Gas Station
- Accounts from a Lonely Broadcast Station
Video Games[]
- Night in the Woods
- Firewatch
- Sally Face
- Resident Evil 7
- Resident Evil 8
- Slender: The Arrival
- What Remains of Edith Finch
- The Last of Us
- Fallout New Vegas
- Fallout 4
Books[]
- House of Leaves
- The Graveyard Book
- The Sandman
- The Marble Hornets Comics