The answer is C. Frankenstein. First up, you’ll need to wrap up warm. There aren’t many tropical beaches in gothic fiction. Expect wind, rain and thunderstorms and things that go bump in the night.

Gothic literature seen as a response to Enlightenment (17th and 18th century) reason and emphasis on rational, science, optimism but these developments co-existed with French and American Revolutions, ...

Gothic lit and its moody sister, "dark academia", are ruling TikTok. From The Secret History to Frankenstein, here are eight shadowy goth-lit must-reads from past and present, selected by the novelist ...

There is a surge in goth-lit that channels our fears and anxieties. Hephzibah Anderson explores how the genre's past and new stories delve deep into disorder and darkness. "We live in Gothic times," ...

A Victorian vampire kit contains all the necessary equipment for hunting down vampires A new exhibition at the British Library in London looks at the changing taste for the Gothic in British writing.

Ever since I began writing at a very young age, I noticed that there was a certain element in my words that made them dark, and at times, even sadistic. As I pursued my education in English Literature ...

In my previous blog, I emphasized the necessity of comprehending the historical era in which a particular art form originated. Engaging in the revival or understanding of any art form without gaining ...

I was appointed as a lecturer in Romantic Literature here at Sheffield University in 2002, and became a senior lecturer in 2010, and was promoted to a personal chair in Romantic Literature in 2015.