It has struck me for some time that Todorov’s formalist definition of the ‘Fantastic’, which draws from a kind of isotopic examination of a whole raft of Fantastic or Gothic novels (to use the ...
This pivot propels us into the very core of Gothic history and the politics that have shaped the genre from its literary inception. Notably, Eggers’s (and Stoker’s) narrative relies on an ...
Calling all Minneapolis history buffs: This English Gothic mansion known as the Pillsbury House is now on the market for $2.8 million. Why we love it: With over 45 rooms spread across four floors ...
Does anyone ever sit in church and think, “golly, this would make a nifty home?” Because someone did with this 20th century Gothic Revival-style house of worship and made the executive decision to ...
Gothic novels have been scaring us for 250 years. The mid-18th Century - an era of dark, satanic mills at home and nightmarish social upheaval abroad - saw public taste shift from traditional ...
The season then moves to BBC Two, with a fascinating exploration of one of the most significant moments in Gothic history: the night when Mary Shelley, Lord Byron and their cohorts gathered ...