Oct 15, 2018
It's time for a big topic: gothic romance novels! I'll be tackling the history of books with women running from houses on their covers, from the 1790s to the 1970s. We'll talk about love and horror, cliche and innovation, feminism and conservatism, and all the other contradictions of the genre.
Recommended Media
Books:
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
The Italian by Anne Radcliffe
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
The Shivering Sands by Victoria Holt
Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart
Lord Satan by Janet Louise Roberts
The Lost Duchess of Greyden Castle by Nina Coombs Pykare
Dark Desires by Eve Silver
Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix
The Female Gothic edited by Juianne Fleenor
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Credits
Ambient music for this episode is by NCM Epic Music Ender Guney on youtube. Intro and outro music is by Station 61. Podcast artwork is by Dana Veitinger.
Audio clips in this episode are from The Rocky Horror Show Studio Cast.