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""A Washington Post Best Illustrated Non-Fiction Book"" ""Shortlisted for the Locus Award in Non-Fiction"" ""An extensive, macabre taxonomy of the protean genre. . . . Luckhurst manages to balance granular detail with liveliness and charm. His analysis of the Gothic labyrinth draws a direct line from the Minotaur to Pac-Man.""---Molly Fitzpatrick, New York Times ""A substantial overview of horror in books, art and film. . . . Luckhurst knows his subject inside out.""---Michael Dirda, Washington Post ""A lavish publication of more than 350 arresting images that sparkle with colour much as the pages of text bristle with dark pull-quotes … Luckhurst’s prose is irresistible … No one will come away from this book without a reinvigorated sense of gothic forms and possibilities in the twenty-first century.""---Nick Groom, Times Literary Supplement ""Approachable and haunting. . . . This fascinating and unsettling exploration of the gothic aesthetic shines light on some of the best-loved darker bits of culture through the last three centuries.""---Suzanne Krohn, Shelf Awareness ""This inspired new work by Luckhurst is integrative, with luxuriantly illustrated chapters to help readers see the protean nature of the Gothic sensibility. . . . The work’s impressive interdisciplinarity reveals how Gothicism travels across media: literature, film, material culture, history, art, design, fashion—even computer games and the internet. . . . A work of exceptional originality and fresh insight, with sparkling prose."" * Library Journal * ""Gothic is lavishly illustrated as well as ambitious in scope as it maps the outlines of many overlapping shadow kingdoms. It’s a fun book to open at random.""---David Luhrssen, Shepherd Express ""[Luckhurst] successfully draws together aspects of the Gothic with visual images in the forms of photographs, sketches, book illustrations, movie posters, and video. Aficionados will appreciate the range of beautifully reproduced offerings."" * Choice *

An extensive, macabre taxonomy of the protean genre. . . . Luckhurst manages to balance granular detail with liveliness and charm. His analysis of the Gothic labyrinth draws a direct line from the Minotaur to Pac-Man. ---Molly Fitzpatrick, New York Times Approachable and haunting. . . . This fascinating and unsettling exploration of the gothic aesthetic shines light on some of the best-loved darker bits of culture through the last three centuries. ---Suzanne Krohn, Shelf Awareness Gothic is lavishly illustrated as well as ambitious in scope as it maps the outlines of many overlapping shadow kingdoms. It's a fun book to open at random. ---David Luhrssen, Shepherd Express

A Washington Post Best Illustrated Non-Fiction Book Shortlisted for the Locus Award in Non-Fiction An extensive, macabre taxonomy of the protean genre. . . . Luckhurst manages to balance granular detail with liveliness and charm. His analysis of the Gothic labyrinth draws a direct line from the Minotaur to Pac-Man. ---Molly Fitzpatrick, New York Times A substantial overview of horror in books, art and film. . . . Luckhurst knows his subject inside out. ---Michael Dirda, Washington Post A lavish publication of more than 350 arresting images that sparkle with colour much as the pages of text bristle with dark pull-quotes ... Luckhurst's prose is irresistible ... No one will come away from this book without a reinvigorated sense of gothic forms and possibilities in the twenty-first century. ---Nick Groom, Times Literary Supplement Approachable and haunting. . . . This fascinating and unsettling exploration of the gothic aesthetic shines light on some of the best-loved darker bits of culture through the last three centuries. ---Suzanne Krohn, Shelf Awareness This inspired new work by Luckhurst is integrative, with luxuriantly illustrated chapters to help readers see the protean nature of the Gothic sensibility. . . . The work's impressive interdisciplinarity reveals how Gothicism travels across media: literature, film, material culture, history, art, design, fashion-even computer games and the internet. . . . A work of exceptional originality and fresh insight, with sparkling prose. * Library Journal * Gothic is lavishly illustrated as well as ambitious in scope as it maps the outlines of many overlapping shadow kingdoms. It's a fun book to open at random. ---David Luhrssen, Shepherd Express [Luckhurst] successfully draws together aspects of the Gothic with visual images in the forms of photographs, sketches, book illustrations, movie posters, and video. Aficionados will appreciate the range of beautifully reproduced offerings. * Choice *

Approachable and haunting. . . . This fascinating and unsettling exploration of the gothic aesthetic shines light on some of the best-loved darker bits of culture through the last three centuries. ---Suzanne Krohn, Shelf Awareness

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Roger Luckhurst is professor of modern literature at Birkbeck, University of London. His many books include Zombies: A Cultural History and The Shining. Twitter @TheProfRog

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