| The New Gothic In literature, the term “Gothic” is a notoriously slippery designation. Ask a dozen English professors what it means, and you'll get a dozen different answers. Generally speaking, the descriptor "Gothic" refers to a flavor of fiction somewhere in the misty borderlands of horror, mystery/thriller, and historical fiction. It's a mood, really, or an atmosphere. Think manor on the moors, dark and Byronic men, resourceful heroines in peril-along with romance, dread, decay, and domestic tension. Gothic stories often have supernatural elements in play, too: restless ghosts, haunted houses, spooky little dead girls in the foyer. In celebration of October and all things dreadful, we've collected books from the recent and massive Gothic resurgence in fiction: the New Gothic, some call it. Check out these titles |
