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

The Gothic emerged as a category of literature in the late eighteenth century in stories defined by a spooky atmosphere, and including violent acts, elements of the supernatural and a morbid ...

In Gothic fiction, it never pays to be the first wife. The things these women go through are awful, and are made worse by the fact they usually end up as the backdrop of someone else’s story ...

It could easily be argued that most of the modern gothic horrors on this list owe pretty much everything to 1963’s The Haunting. Why? Because it mixed all the best elements of gothic horror to ...

The genre-bending collection of feminist and queer fabulist stories intertwines elements of Gothic fiction with psychological realism, science fiction, comedy, and satire.

Daryl Gregory, author of the new novel 'Revelator,' recommends 10 groundbreaking Southern gothics.

Learn about the contexts, conventions and key examples of Gothic literature in this guide for KS3 English students aged 11-14 from BBC Bitesize.

In this blending of the two styles, Walpole placed ordinary people in extraordinary situations. The core elements of The Castle of Otranto quickly became staples of gothic fiction.

In this blending of the two styles, Walpole placed ordinary people in extraordinary situations. The core elements of The Castle of Otranto quickly became staples of gothic fiction.