The Castle of Otranto is considered the first supernatural English novel and also the first gothic novel. It describes itself as a translation of an Italian story from the Middle Ages about Manfred, ...

India, Aug. 17 -- When you hear the term "gothic", you might picture someone with white face paint, black eyeliner, leather jackets, and studs. But there's much more to the word than its modern ...

With roots in the 18th century, this haunted genre’s hallmarks can be found throughout modern horror. Here’s where to start. By Emily C. Hughes Emily C. Hughes is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Susan Hill's classic ghost story, The Woman in Black, is a gothic novel ...

Though it’s been another banger of a year in genre fiction—-and, yes, Rebecca Yarros’s fantasy juggernaut Fourth Wing is on more than one of our Best Of lists this year—don’t count the good ...