Deliciously dark and governed by a uniquely sublime aesthetic, Gothic novels have captured the spirit and imagination of readers across the globe since Horace Walpole first wrote The Castle of ...

These themes and impending bad fortune are often hinted at in the gothic novels through ominous warnings or symbolic omens, such as a full moon or a raven. Gothic literature often contrasts ...

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

Cult classic Flowers in the Attic was a rite of reading passage for many teenagers – and sold nearly 3 million copies in its ...

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 Scottish writer’s fourth novel, published 200 years ago, depicts a fatal sibling rivalry and one young man’s descent into evil and madness. This multilayered gothic work takes bold ...