Gothic Horror

This highly accessible anthology of Gothic writings and criticism provides an essential guide to the genre. The second edition of this critically acclaimed book has been thoroughly revised to include material from the early gothic and a fresh set of contemporary essays, with a supporting timeline and thought provoking introductory material.

Clive Bloom is Professor in Residence at Hull University, Emeritus Professor at Middlesex University, UK, and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Western Timisoara, Romania. A feature writer for The Financial Times, The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Irish Times and the London Evening Standard, he is the author of many books on topics from literature to politics, including the London political histories Violent City (2003) and Riot City (2012). An editor of series on crime and the Gothic for multiple publishers and an international key-note speaker, Bloom has won a Bram Stoker Award, been shortlisted for a World Fantasy Award and curated exhibitions on Jack the Ripper and the Siege of Sidney Street for the Museum of London.