With this inherent subjectivity and literary tradition simultaneously in mind, we’ve curated a selection of some of the best Gothic literature ever written. The first ever Gothic novel proclaims ...

There’s nothing quite like curling up with a gothic novel to welcome in the colder ... discovers the secret of her disappeared childhood best friend in the decaying walls of her manor house.

Ann Radcliffe helps to define what makes a Gothic novel and enjoys massive commercial success. In her best-known novel, The Mysteries of Udolpho, Radcliffe introduces ‘the explained supernatural ...

These themes and impending bad fortune are often hinted at in the gothic novels through ominous warnings or symbolic omens, such as a full moon or a raven. Gothic literature often contrasts ...