“I'm interested in the Gothic novel because it's very much a woman's form. Why is there such a wide readership for books that essentially say, 'Your husband is trying to kill you'?” TryingBookFormNovelHusbandWideGothicYour HusbandReadership Book:Margaret Atwood: Conversations Source: Margaret Atwood: Conversations
“But are they all horrid, are you sure they are all horrid? [Referring to Gothic novels, fashionable in England at the beginning of the 19th century, but frowned upon in polite society.]” NovelCenturyEnglandPoliteGothicFashionable19th CenturyReferring Author:Jane Austen
“With undead armies, psychotic angels and exploding airships, Scar Night is a gripping, ripping yarn which rattles along at a great pace. Tether all that to the knock-out image at the heart of the novel-Deepgate, a Gothic city built on a network of chains over a great abyss-and you have urban fantasy at its best.” HeartNightCitiesFantasyNovelAngelBuiltArmyChainsPaceScarUrbanAbyssGothicPsychoticGrippingExplodingUndeadYarnAirships Author:Hal Duncan
“The spirit of Jane Eyre looms over Once Upon a Day. Lisa Tucker keeps the plot of this gothic novel bubbling with tons of juicy family secrets.” SpiritSecretNovelPlotJaneGothicJuicy Author:Stewart O'Nan
“Kim Newman brings Dracula back home in the granddaddy of all vampire adventures. Anno Dracula couldn't be more fun if Bram Stoker had scripted it for Hammer. It's a beautifully constructed Gothic epic that knocks almost every other vampire novel out for the count.” IfsHomeFunNovelAdventureVampireEpicHammersGothicBack HomeKimNewmanGranddaddyStoker Author:Christopher Fowler
“Most gothics are overplotted novels whose success or failure hinges on the author's ability to make you believe in the characters and partake of the mood.” WritingBelieveCharacterAbilityNovelMoodGothicHingesSuccess Or Failure Book:Danse Macabre Source: Danse Macabre