The tour delivered everything fans have come to expect from the artist: spectacle, innovation and, above all, immersion in a gothic world.
Articles on Gothic
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Bugs abound in this terrifying story of scientific ambition.
Horror theatre’s resurgence taps into a collective psychological need to process fear in a safe space by experiencing a cathartic release.
In a world where pink is ubiquitous, it can be empowering to choose black.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is keenly aware of its own status as something unearthed from the dead.
The global reach of Taylor Swift’s creations demonstrate not only the gothic genre’s pervasiveness but its renewed cultural relevance.
These five works of Welsh gothic literature will not only help you explore Wales through the macabre but are likely to give you a good scare too.
Goth has always been about mixing things up and adapting what you find to fit your own aesthetic.
Dark academia novels romanticise student life, but their stories of friendship are inspiring.
The harsh and unforgiving Australian environment provided a fertile ground for the development of a distinctive Gothic tradition. Bay of Fires explores the genre in humorous and unexpected ways.
Compared to the dopamine-fest of season one, Josh and Melissa’s situation in season two feels bleak.
Halloween, with its mix of the macabre and the playful, provides a moment to reflect on how closely life and death are interwoven – especially in the COVID era.
Secret burials are the stuff of gothic fiction, but these gothic events actually happened to Indigenous children.
A new Netflix adaptation of Rebecca stars Lily James and Armie Hammer. The novel on which it is based, first published in 1938, explores domestic entrapment.
Australia has a long history of gothic storytelling in literature and cinema. A new podcast series shows how ordinary life can have an edge of malice.
Gothic texts are not all bloodsucking vampires and howling werewolves. An Australian Gothic tradition took root alongside colonisation, influencing writers from Marcus Clarke to Alexis Wright.
Failure to deal with the wounds of the conflict has permeated society and culture in Spain.
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A podcast on twins, including why stereotypes about their relationship are so damaging, and why they are so useful to scientists.
A guide to some lesser known treats to read and watch over Halloween.
Independent, powerful feminist role models or a warning to women not to overstep the mark? Witches have been many things over the years.
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Professor of Literature and Culture, Lancaster University
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Reader in English Literature and Film, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer in English, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Post-Doctoral Researcher. Literature and Languages, University of Stirling
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Vice-Chancellor's GTA in Philosophy, University of Kent
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PhD candidate, The University of Melbourne
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Director of the Danish Aging Research Center and the Danish Twin Register, University of Southern Denmark
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Work, Care and Community, University of Lancashire
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Reader in Ageing Research, King's College London
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Professor of Music Theory, University of Michigan
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Honorary Research Fellow, English and Cultural Studies, The University of Western Australia
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Lecturer in Creative Writing, Southern Cross University
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PhD graduate, History of Musicals, Lancaster University
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Professor of English Literature, University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in English Literature, Charles Sturt University