Why The Gothic Keeps Gaslighting Us
Imaginary Worlds
The Rise of Gothic Vampires
There is a long tradition of gothic villains that are physically monstrous, like the Phantom of the Opera or Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde. But Zabi says in a lot of current gothic stories, the villains don't fit that mold. Our notion of evil is now moral rather than physical, so it makes sense that it is the processes of greed and oppression and repression that have become the gothic monsters.
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