Category: Gothic Tales
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When it comes to Gothic fiction, settings are everything. Echoing corridors, secret passages, flickering candlelight- these details are what make this genre so much fun to read. Here are a few of my favorite places where I have lost myself while deep in the pages of a gripping Gothic novel. Manderly (Rebecca) My very favorite…
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What would you think if someone ordered a coffin…with locks on the inside? That chilling idea lies at the heart of a forgotten 1860 Gothic tale called “A Musical Mystery,” published in The Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine. It’s a story that would strike fear in any Victorian reader. A Stranger’s Peculiar Request The story opens in…