Most recent alert is that Jim Jarmusch is to make a 'crypto-vampire love story' ...

The word Gothic evokes horrifying images of ruined castles, vengeful ghosts, murderous maniacs and helplessly imprisoned heroines. But in Sara Wasson’s fine study, Urban Gothic of the Second World War: Dark London, there is no crumbling house of Usher, no supernatural forces and no madmen kidnapping damsels...

This book is published as part of the ‘Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture series’ which, according to series editor Julian Wolfreys, draws on “the most provocative, thoughtful and original research” to offer “timely…revisions of Victorian literature, culture, history and identity” (viii).

A trailer has been released for Fright Night, the remake of the 1985 Tom Holland film. The remake, directed by Craig Gillespie,

Neil Jordon (Interview with the Vampire) clearly thinks there's still some mileage in the vampire

Now here’s a rare and unusual thing: a thoughtful, philosophical, thrilling and exciting werewolf novel and, believe me, there aren’t too many of those about these days...

In the 1765 preface to the second edition of The Castle of Otranto, Horace Walpole professed his aim of blending the ancient and modern romance, an aesthetic he had already applied to the architecture and decor of his mansion at Strawberry Hill. Viewed as the site of the first of many Gothic revivals, the mansion made an apt setting for the conference where many of the essays compiled in Twenty-First-Century Gothic were first presented...

On Friday 13th May, Twisted Tales will be hosting a launch evening for China Miéville's latest novel Embassytown.

Rethinking Contemporary Gothic: An Interdisciplinary Study Day Friday 3 June 2011 Dr Catherine Spooner has set up a Gothic Study day at Lancaster, and there are a few spaces left for postgraduates who may be interested in attending. Registration is free, open to all and includes lunch and refreshments, but places are limited so please book early. Contact Dr Catherine Spooner (c.spooner@lancaster.ac.uk) to request a place. This study day aims to showcase some of the research currently being conducted on contemporary Gothic at Lancaster, with the intention of opening up new avenues

Justin Cronin's Video Blog Tour Day 3: Justin Cronin is on location in Las Vegas, discussing the reactions of his characters on seeing the remnants of their lost civilisation