The term gothic landscape refers to a genre of depicting nature or the built environment in a way that reveals its dark, sinister, or haunting qualities. The gothic landscape in art runs parallel to ...

The term gothic was first applied to fiction in the mid-18th century, and to this day conjures brooding atmospheres, crumbling mansions, and tormented characters. Beyond the eerie tropes, it’s a genre ...

Phyllis A. Whitney, 104, the grande dame of American Gothic fiction who contributed to the rebirth of the genre in paperback and who wrote more than 70 mysteries and novels for readers of all ages in ...

As 2026 unfolds, the literary world is buzzing with renewed attention on two towering figures of American history: Patrick Henry, whose fiery rhetoric ignited a revolution, and Edgar Allan Poe, whose ...