A review by evavroslin
Gothicka: Vampire Heroes, Human Gods, and the New Supernatural by Victoria Nelson

5.0

This book is essential reading for anyone who loves the Gothic and its traditions/roots in literature, and contains very useful analyses of everything from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Twilight to Anne Rice, Laurell K. Hamilton, Poppy Z. Brite and beyond. There are chapters devoted to zombies, to how the Gothick ethos has bled into cities, a chapter devoted to Guillermo del Toro (which is phenomenal), and more. I absolutely devoured this book, particularly for its analysis of why the dominant themes of Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre have endured in popularity and continue to play out in current fiction and films.