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1) Gothic
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On his 59th birthday, Tyson Parks-a famous, but struggling, horror writer-receives an ornate antiquarian desk in the hopes it will rekindle his creative juices. Perhaps inspire him to write another best-selling book and prove his best years aren't behind him…
As Tyson begins to use the new desk, he finds himself writing copy at an unfathomable speed, becomes so focused on writing that he binges on all-night, all-day sessions that take a serious...
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Stuck in a twilight world between life and death…A hit-and-run driver leaves Ernesto Martinez to die by a Miami canal. Then an alligator comes along to finish the job. Being dead gives Ernesto plenty of time to think. He thinks about his wife, taken from him too soon by illness. He thinks about his daughter, the victim of a drunk driver. He thinks about his death as he watches his body slowly decompose. Most of all, he thinks about injustice. The...
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The Gothic Brides: edgy, atmospheric Gothic Regency Romance, exploring the dark, twisted corners of England these books are not for the faint of heart. The Gothic Brides battle tortured pasts and face dangerous, suspenseful circumstances on their road to a hard-won happily ever after.
THE MAD COUNTESS, Book 1True love must break the curse of madness...When Lady Claire Deering's mother enters an insane asylum, society is quick to scorn her, dubbing...
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This book explores the paradox that the Gothic (today's werewolves, vampires, and horror movies) owe their origins (and their legitimacy) to eighteenth-century interpretations of Shakespeare. As Shakespeare was being established as the supreme British writer throughout the century, he was cited as justification for early Gothic writers' fascination with the supernatural, their abandoning of literary "decorum," and their fascination with otherness...
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Why, at a time when the majority of us no longer believe in ghosts, demons, or the occult, does Gothic continue to have such a strong grasp upon literature, cinema and popular culture? This book answers this question through exploring some of the ways in which we have applied Gothic tropes to our everyday fears. The book opens with The Turn of the Screw, a text dealing in the dangers adults pose to children while simultaneously questioning the assumed...
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This title offers a detailed yet accessible introduction to classic British Gothic literature and the popular sub-category of the Female Gothic designed for the student reader.
Works by such classic Gothic authors as Horace Walpole, Matthew Lewis, Ann Radcliffe, William Godwin, and Mary Shelley are examined against the backdrop of eighteenth-and nineteenth-century British social and political history and significant intellectual/cultural developments....
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This volume in this exciting new series provides a detailed yet accessible study of Gothic literature in the nineteenth century. It examines how themes and trends associated with the early Gothic novels were diffused widely in many different genres in the Victorian period, including the ghost story, the detective story and the adventure story.
It looks in particular how the Gothic attempted to resolve the psychological and theological problems thrown...
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Gothic Music: The Sounds of the Uncanny traces sonic Gothic from the echoing footsteps in Gothic novels to the dark soundscapes of Goth club nights. This broad perspective importantly widens the scope of Gothic music from Goth subculture to literature, film, television and video games. This book also provides the musical and theoretical definition of Gothic music that lacks in current scholarship. Whether voicing the spectral beings of early cinema,...
10) Mexican gothic
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After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemi Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She's not sure what she will find -- her cousin's husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemi knows little about the region. Noemi is also an unlikely rescuer: She's a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited...
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Can you love a man with secrets? Casey Matos, an idealistic 26-year-old reporter, takes an unusual job in a Brooklyn Gothic mansion helping a reclusive multimillionaire give away all of his money.At 32, Samuel Henry Foster III doesn't have much time left. A rapidly growing brain aneurysm will soon claim his life, and he wants to leave behind a legacy of good deeds. The last thing the pair want to do is fall in love... but they can't help themselves....
12) Fireside Gothic
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From the No.1 bestselling author of The American Boy and The Ashes of London comes a collection of three gothic novellas - Broken Voices, The Leper House and The Scratch - perfect for fans of The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley.
Three dark tales to read by the fireside in the cold winter months
BROKEN VOICES
It's Christmas before the Great War and two lonely schoolboys have been left in the care of an elderly teacher. There is little to do but listen...
13) Gothic art
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287 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
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Fremojo is a Trilogy of Horror Adventure stories set in the parallel worlds of Gothic Victoriana and Supernatural Fantasy. Only by learning to master two great powers can young Roquefortes LeBaron return balance to Three Worlds of Life that determine human destiny; save his family dynasty from evil forces and find ultimate love. Our dissolute Gothic hero can only emerge triumphant by confronting the sinister 'World Joint Stock Company, the awesome...
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Ian Ashtons Großvater, Lord Ashton, liegt im Sterben. Seit dem Tod seiner Eltern ist Ian ihm sehr verbunden und wacht daher an seinem Sterbebett. Im Fieberwahn spricht Lord Ashton immer wieder von Ians vor Jahren im Moor verschollenen Schwester Celice. Zudem nimmt er Ian das Versprechen ab, das Gemälde im Treppenaufgang von Ashton Manor nie aus den Augen zu lassen.
Keine leichte Aufgabe für Ian, der das Bild seit Jahren meidet, denn die Augen...
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"The Gothic Quest - A History of the Gothic Novel" is a 1938 treatise by Montague Summers on the subject of the Gothic novel, looking at its origins, evolution, and role in contemporary literature. Augustus Montague Summers (1880 — 1948) was an English clergyman and author most famous for his studies on vampires, witches and werewolves-all of which he believed to be very much real. He also wrote the first English translation of the infamous 15th-century...
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An ancient curse. An abandoned abbey. The power of a kiss!
Fleeing angry villagers, a young gypsy woman seeks refuge in an empty manor house. When the owner returns Zara is both frightened and fascinated by the handsome man. A bold kiss unleashes a frightening transformation in St. John. If Zara is to survive, she must escape, quickly.
Tortured by blackouts mirroring reports of brutal murders in London, Stephan St. John returns to his country manor...
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Maggie came with her sister Rebecca to Heather House, to recover from the drowning deaths of their two husbands. They thought a few months in the country would be wonderful therapy. But the house seems to be haunted by the ghost of its one-time owner, Heather Lambert, who (it is said) waits in the tower room for the return of her errant husband. And when Maggie discovers the portrait of Heather hidden in the cellar, the woman from the past seems to...
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Explores the works of Stephen King, one of the world's best-selling horror writers, through the lenses offered by contemporary literary and cultural theory. This title argues that King's writing explores many of the issues analysed by critics and philosophers.
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"For the love of God, cut off my head."
The last request in Uncle Silas's will shocks everyone speechless, everyone except his favorite niece, Anna. More than death itself, the claustrophobic Silas fears a premature burial. Will her elders carry out his request? Anna is certain they will not. It's up to her to do the right thing, even if it is a bit grisly. Armed with butcher knife and candle, Anna heads for the crypt underneath the church in the...
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