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

Published 200 years ago, ‘The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner’ depicts a sibling rivalry in formally ...

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.

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

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 ...

The formula is perfected in Udolpho, and has since become a Gothic norm. Matthew Lewis scandalises the literary world. Lewis’s novel about the misdeeds of a spoiled priest features an incredibly ...

He left behind an enduring literary legacy, yet his passing remains shrouded in speculation, much like the characters in his Gothic tales. Poe's Legacy Edgar Allan Poe's influence on literature ...