You Are Gothic But You Don't Know It

In this first issue I tell you about:

• The Wheel of Time in Gothic Literature

• Finding Your Tribe

• What makes a text Gothic

• The active role of nature in Gothic literature

• My interview with Dr Felix Gómez

• Creating awareness for busy writers

• Fire in Gothic fiction and its connection with the Gothic tradition

• A review of The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohleben 

In this second issue I tell you about:

• Existentialism, the Gothic loop and their connection with immortality

• The importance of defining horror, terror and the Gothic 

• The Gothic elements in "Stranger Things"

• The myths behind the Upside Down

• Book review: Encuentro con la Sombra 

• Cognitive flexibility and resilience

• Mermaids and sirens - the dark side you may not know about

• Time for the Gothic tale 

In this third issue I tell you about:

• Do you really know what Gothic is? 

• Interview with author, researcher and academic Tracy Fahey

• Book review: Unheimlich Manoeuvres in the Dark 

• The 5 corners of the pentagram and the eternal circle of life

• Create at your own speed

• The Gothic literary male and female mind

• Let the swallows guide your steps

• Time for the Gothic tale 

In this fourth issue I tell you about:

• Embrace who you are, dive into the Gothic and find your balance 

• Sleep deprivation and monsters of the mind 

• Interview with horror researcher Tugce Kutlu

• Time for the Gothic tale 

In this fifth issue I tell you about:

• The first Halloween 

• Evolution of Halloween until the Middle Ages 

• Etymology of Words Used to Define Halloween

• My favourite Halloween recipes  

 

In this sixth issue I tell you about:

• November : a month to go inwards

• Book review: Horror, A Literary History edited by Xavier Aldana Reyes

• Uncertainty and the Gothic Mind

• Gothic existentialism: The smell of the dead

• Gothic tale: a continuation

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In this seventh issue I tell you about:

• The Creepy Side of the Christmas Tree and Other Plants

• A Gothic Cook Book: Interview with Dr Alessandra Pino

• Christmas Recipes and Dark Facts

• The Importance of Dickens' A Christmas Carol and Modern Reading Groups

• Story time: A Catalan Yuletide

In this eighth issue I tell you about:

• Book review: Teaching the Gothic

• The Lady in White, Trees and Motherhood in the Gothic Context

• The Dark Side of St Valentine's Day

• Storytime: Andrea's Story

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In this ninth issue I tell you about:

• Masks, Carnival and your Shadow

• Music for the Gothic soul - Ville Valo

• Interview with writer David Castleton on Gothic curiosities and legends

• Storytime: Andrea’s new friend

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In this tenth issue I tell you about:

• The Dark Side of Easter – Elements from our Unconscious Minds

• Book Analysis: Contemporary Women’s Gothic Fiction by Gina Wisker

• All the Shades of Motherhood and Content Creation

• Make the Most of Easter: Start a Gothic Journal

• Storytime: Andrea’s Vulnerability​

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In this eleventh issue I tell you about:

• Saint George, The Princess, The Dragon, The Rose and The Book

• Sympathy for the Devil

• The Month of May and the Divine Mother

• The Horror Section in Bookshops is Still Ridiculously Too Small

• Andrea’s Story​

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In this twelfth issue I tell you about:

• Archetypal Representations of Balance and the Gothic in Supernatural

• Following Persephone’s Breadcrumbs

• A Trip to the Underworld

• Book Review – The Goddesses in Everywoman

• Andrea’s Story​

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