Gothic literature often contrasts different types of characters: victims and predators, good and evil. They are full of strange and often supernatural characters like ghosts, vampires and werewolves.

Rooted in medieval architecture and later expanded into literature, fashion and art, it stands as a symbol of mystery and the ...

Gothic Literature gained popularity in the late 1700s with the publication of Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto. Since ...

Gothic novels, disability in literature, pedagogy, colonial American witchcraft trials, American literature, and transatlantic literary studies. Bridget M. Marshall's most recent book is "Industrial ...

Carmilla is credited for being the first vampire in literature, predating Count Dracula by 27 years. The novella was written by Sheridan Le Fanu and is a Gothic tale of two girls with an intense ...

Almost Night has earned the author Poland’s most prestigious literary award, the Nike Prize. The forbidding title accurately reflects the sinister tone of Dark, Almost Night, which Joanna Bator wrote ...

The plot is a loose adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic "Dracula," following the story of a young real estate agent named Thomas who travels to Transylvania to sell a castle to a reclusive old man ...

The film reanimates cinema’s oldest vampire, stripping away the romantic veneer of modern interpretations and brings an ...