Published 200 years ago, ‘The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner’ depicts a sibling rivalry in formally ...

The term gothic was first applied to fiction in the mid-18th century, and to this day conjures brooding atmospheres, ...

A woman has shared the quirky décor her gothic mum has around her home - including coffins - but says people often call her "evil". Kalila Matthews has grown up with the attitude to embrace her ...

“Dr. Bork,” he said. “Why does it look so evil?” There is nothing inherently scary or sinister about the structure. As an example of Gothic architecture, it bears many iconic elements of ...

The novel is also the fullest articulation of the important Gothic theme of the double: the contrast between good and evil in people or places. Stevenson anticipates the ideas of Sigmund Freud ...