VII International Gothic Literature Congress “Uncanny Transgressions” April 2016,  National Autonomous University of Mexico During the last years, Gothic Literature has just begun to be accepted as a literary field worth of study among Mexican scholars. The doors remain open to deepen into the study of a style whose manifestations go beyond the barriers represented by time, culture, genre, and art modes. Objective: After the great response received in the previous Gothic Congresses (2008 - 2014), our objective is to keep the rising interest in the Gothic among both students and sch

The Sixth International Gothic Congress on the theme of 'Gothic Convergences' is to be held at UNAM, Mexico City, in April 2014. Please contant antonio.alcala at itesm.mx for more information.

Blue Demon was one of Mexico's most famous pop culture icons. Like Santo, he was a trans-media property, spanning free wrestling performances, film and comics. These two characters embraced the Gothic producing a successful mash-up of cultural references.