The term gothic was first applied to fiction in the mid-18th century, and to this day conjures brooding atmospheres, ...

From deeply dark fairytales to shuddering murders, these books and short stories all play a key part in the definition of the ...

Shelley’s story features many Gothic spine-tingling elements, including the macabre ... is often considered to be the first in the science fiction genre. Many believe it to be a warning about ...

The novel lacks an initial crime, lacks a detective character, and has far too many Gothic elements to be properly classified as realist crime fiction. In fact, it is as much ghost story as crime ...