Gothic Fiction

I first read this pre-teen book at about age 9 or 10, and, like the reviewer on this site says, it was the scariest book I had read to that point, and a jumping off point to a lifetime of reading ghost stories. I've re-read it several times as an adult, and it still holds up. Interestingly enough, as an adult I coincidentally became friends with a woman who turned out to be Patricia Clapp's daughter-in-law. She kindly got her mother-in-law to personally sign my old, beloved…

Gothic Themes

The end of summer is traditional coming of age time. Your new best friend is going home. Your new boyfriend starts pretending not to know you. Your parents discover your secret hiding place and tur…

Explore the rise of the Female Gothic as we discuss the women writers who mastered the dark and suspenseful world of supernatural terror.

Monica Heath: Woman In Black

Gothic fiction, its roots and basic elements