[dismiss]
On Fanlore, users with accounts can edit pages including user pages, can create pages, and more. Any information you publish on a page or an edit summary will be accessible by the public and to Fanlore personnel. Because Fanlore is a wiki, information published on Fanlore will be publicly available forever, even if edited later. Be mindful when sharing personal information, including your religious or political views, health, racial background, country of origin, sexual identity and/or personal relationships. To learn more, check out our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Select "dismiss" to agree to these terms.
Gothic Fiction
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
This article is a stub. Please help us out by adding more content. |
| Tropes and genres | |
|---|---|
| Synonym(s) | Gothic Novel |
| Related tropes/genres | Horror |
| See also | Romance |
| Related articles on Fanlore. | |
Examples of Gothic Fandoms
- Carmilla
- Castlevania
- Crimson Peak
- Dark Shadows
- Dracula (novel)
- Dracula (films)
- Jane Eyre
- The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
- Phantom of the Opera
- Rebecca
- Sleepy Hollow
- The Vampire Chronicles
- Wuthering Heights
Fandom
Conventions
- World Fantasy Convention - "an annual gathering and reunion of professionals, collectors, and others interested in the field of light and dark fantasy art and literature." The 1994 convention's theme was "Obsessions in Fantasy and Gothic Horror", but various horror tropes, including Gothic literature, are covered by the con in general.
Fan Clubs
- The Count Dracula Society, for the "the purpose of serious study of horror films and gothic literature". (1962-1972)
- The Dracula Society - British fan club dedicated to Gothic literature and cinema. (1973-ongoing)
Challenges
Fanworks
Example Fics
- Shadows by Alice Hooker (1995)
- The Fall of the House of Sheppard by saffronhouse (Stargate Atlantis) (2008)
- Ghosts in Amber, Archived version, a frostiron Crimson Peak AU by fullofleaves (2016)
Example Zines
- Starwyck by Doreen DaBinett, Teresa Hewitt, Jane Jones, Sara S. Reynolds (aka Fiona James), Martin Sherrif, and Emily Wallace. (a parody of Gaywyck in particular,[1][2][3] and features Kirk as the sensitive, clumsy librarian who comes to work for Spock, the dark, brooding master of Starwyck.) (1980s)
- Falconhurst by Jane of Australia (The Professionals) (1989)
- Flesh and Steel by Jane of Australia (The Professionals) (1994)
- The Night of the Voluptuous Vampire by Joan Condell (from The Wild Wild Fanzine) (Wild Wild West) (1995)
- Oh, Cruel Fate! (2017)
Gallery
Crimson Peak by AnFirsova (2019)
Meta
- The Vulcan Love Story, or, Being in Pon Farr Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry by Doris Beetem (1971)
Archives & Resources
References
- ^ "GAYWYCK by Vincent Virga. Robert White is only 17 when he goes to Gaywyck to catalog its vast libraries. There he meets Donough Gaylord, Master of Gaywyck. Soon both are plunged into a web of love, mystery, intrigue, and vengeance colder than the grave. Another "hard to put down"-er. The first gay gothic love story written!" -- from a blurb (fan-written?) in Not Tonight Spock! #3
- ^ Gaywyck at the author's webpage
- ^ Virga, Vincent (1980). Gaywyck. Alyson Books. ISBN 978-1-55583-584-2.