With roots in the 18th century, this haunted genre’s hallmarks can be found throughout modern horror. Here’s where to start.

Film adaptations of gothic novels often do more than retell or reimagine the story — they immerse audiences in the atmosphere and emotional and psychological complexity that define the genre. From the ...

Gothic fiction is experiencing a revival, if it ever truly died. Originally conceived as a shadowy counterpoint to the Age of Enlightenment’s sunny rationality, Gothic novels have lurked the literary ...

Lightning flashes across the sky, illuminating a castle. A ghost calls out the name of a lover who once spurned them. A young woman tries to undo a curse that has plagued her family for centuries. You ...

Explore the shadowy halls of passion and despair as we delve into the most decadent and dark love stories that have ...

When you think “gothic,” you think about dark, foreboding, mysterious. In literature, it is all of those things. Dr. Heidi Backes says it is often constructed to tell a tale about the underlying ...

Gothic has moved from subcultural spaces into mainstream design practice. What’s causing its resurrection? From album covers ...