From deeply dark fairytales to shuddering murders, these books and short stories all play a key part in the definition of the ...

The term gothic was first applied to fiction in the mid-18th century, and to this day conjures brooding atmospheres, ...

A new exhibition in Helsinki spotlights the Gothic themes and influences that connected works by renowned late 19th- and ...

A handful of classic novels inform nearly all modern gothic writing, defining the subgenre with dramatic monsters and period ...

It was the perfect setting to plot two of the most influential horror stories of all time. A group of young writers and their friends ventured on a vacation in May 1816 that was supposed to be filled ...

Whether you are watching a horror classic, such as “The Shining” or “Poltergeist,” or laughing at the over-the-top antics of “Beetlejuice” or the “Ghostbusters,” ghost stories abound during Halloween.

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login The Gothic Literature and History of New England surveys the history, nature and future of the Gothic mode in the region, from the witch ...

Peake's epic trilogy for adults introduces the castle-kingdom of Gormenghast, an exaggerated, baroque, stylised world that merges Gothic and fantasy literature inspiring future generations of ...

The wealthy had mock-medieval buildings built for them, and some even constructed Gothic ruins (known as 'follies') in their gardens. In the mid-18th Century, in literature as in architecture ...