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Female Gothic Writers

A little snapshot of women writers whose works fall into the Gothic genre.

Worth Watching? Review of Netflix's Adaptation of The Midnight Club

I will admit that I am a big fan of Mike Flanagan’s shows based on other gothic stories, The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson...

Halloween Reading Recommendations (Based on level of scariness)

What to do for spooky season? Pick up a scary novel! Choose your level of fear using this list as a guide.

That Creepy Feeling You Get with a Spooky Book

Why does somethings seem scary? Read about Freud's theory of the uncanny to understand how writers and movies manipulate our expectations.

Get in the Halloween Mood with these Short Stories

Get ready for halloween with these spooky short stories.

The Gothic Bluebook: Terrifying the Masses

While reading Franz J. Potter’s book The History of Gothic Publishing, 1800-1835 Exhuming the Trade (2005), I recently stumbled upon the...

It's Alive! Literary Cocktail: Corpse Reviver No. 2

When I came across this classic cocktail I knew it would be a perfect fit for spooky season! As we approach Halloween our reading habits...

Review of the Netflix Adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s 'Rebecca'

“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again” (1). Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier has one of the most iconic opening lines in literature,...

Tracing the Vampiric Roots of Bram Stoker's 'Dracula'

When we think of the vampire of popular culture, we tend to conjure images of aristocrats, seducers, wanderers. Even the sparkling...

Exploring the Tradition of the English Gothic Novel

Horace Walpole (Castle of Otranto, 1764) and Ann Radcliff (Mysteries of Udolpho,1794) are generally considered the mother and father of...

Literary Cocktail: "The Woman in White"

As the weather has gotten colder I, like many readers, have been getting cozy under blankets and picking up every Gothic, spooky, horror...