In this lecture, I’m spieling about the Gothic yet again. 🦇Why is the Gothic suddenly everywhere? 🦇Where does the Gothic come from? 🦇How do contemporary examples of Gothic (Eggers’ Nosferatu, Meyer’s Twilight, Del Toro’s Frankenstein…) relate to the dark, theatrical visual culture of the 1790s? I gave this talk at Chalke Valley History Festival on June 28th, 2026. This was the blurb in the programme: “Step into the dark and fascinating world of Gothic fiction — of vampires, ghosts, crumbling