One of the best aspects of the Gothic Society was the correspondence with sundry people who had very eclectic tastes and a witty and offbeat way of looking at things. Trying to induce order in […]
Artworks
Maltese Gothic
In this hideously hot weather, we really ought to be featuring Icelandic or Arctic Gothic, but this new article by Ian Morland about certain aspects of Maltese Gothic has been a while in the making. […]
Doré and Nerval
Gustave Doré’s picture of Gérard de Nerval’s suicide in La Rue de la Vieille-Lanterne is surely one of the most extraordinary pictures of a suicide ever made. Doré draws de Nerval in a way which […]
The Fallen Icarus
Kensal Green and Highgate Cemetery, and others of their ilk, boast spectacular and impressive monuments, but none are so deeply felt or so disturbing in their effect as the memorial in Hay-on-Wye cemetery to Lancelot […]
Colic and Headache
I am still pondering over what New Stuff will appear on this website, but here is a starter in the form of a postscript to our recent reprint of the 1994 “Udolpho” article on Cruikshank’s […]
Cruikshank’s Darker Side
A favourite artist, in both “The Goth” and “Udolpho”, was George Cruikshank for his genius in black and white illustrations which, though very witty, often carried an unmistakeable hint of menace. The illustration used on […]
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