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horror literary criticism
The Horror ReaderThe Horror Reader
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an excellent reader; either as an introduction, or for otherwise obscure essays.
Reading the Vampire (Popular Fiction)Reading the Vampire (Popular Fiction) by Ken Gelder
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a critical history of the vampyre in film and literature
The New Critical Idiom : Gothic (New Critical Idiom)The New Critical Idiom : Gothic (New Critical Idiom) by FRED BOTTING
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a history of the genre, primarily focusing on pre- 20th century works.
Gothic Horror: A Critical AnthologyGothic Horror: A Critical Anthology
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an introductory reader - a good selction of authors and viewpoints, but more depth would be better.
Fantasy: The Literature of Subversion (New Accents)Fantasy: The Literature of Subversion (New Accents) by Dr Rosemary Jackson
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a general critical analysis of fantasy literatures, contextualising the gothic.
Vampyres: Lord Byron to Count DraculaVampyres: Lord Byron to Count Dracula
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mostly classic stories, but it contains a good long chapter on the history of vampyre fiction, and info on the writing of 'dracula'
Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection (European Perspectives)Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection (European Perspectives) by J Kristeva
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psycoanalysis of the appeal and use of horror and its motiffs. the second half of the book is on french author celene. quite heavy reading comapered with the others here.
Lesbian Gothic: Transgressive FictionsLesbian Gothic: Transgressive Fictions by Paulina Palmer
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slightly specialised but very interesting, and one of my favourites.
Nightmare on Main Street: Angels, Sadomasochism and the Culture of GothicNightmare on Main Street: Angels, Sadomasochism and the Culture of Gothic by M Edmundson
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a focus on modern gothic - its everywhere!
Vampires (Little Books)Vampires (Little Books) by Randy Burgess
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a very light and brief overview of the vampire in myth and fiction.
Undead: the Greatest Goth Collection of All TimeUndead: the Greatest Goth Collection of All Time by Various Artists
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and now you can really relax and get into the ethos of gothic with this buget collection of classic goth hits