Gothic architecture, originating in 12th-century France, is renowned for its soaring spires, intricate stained glass, and ...

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

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 ...

But I wanted to make it my own, to sing it back in a different key with a different emotion.” If you’re curious for more ...

Eerie: Lucy Strange's novel takes place in a school on the 'bleak, brown moorlands' of a Scottish island - David Wall Gothic fiction might not currently be the most fashionable of children’s genres – ...

THE SCAPEGOAT (209 pp.) — Jocelyn Brooke—Harper ($2.50). When this spooky little novel appeared in England last year, it threw the critics into a tizzy. Elizabeth Bowen wrote: “This book, read in two ...

Wilkes-Barre native Rebekah Armusik always has embraced the darkness. But she uses it for good, not evil, as she enlightens and enchants with her gothic tales of romance. In August, Armusik released ...