Ep. 7: Gothic Romance

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 *** 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.