Twenty-First-Century Gothic

<p><b>A transnational and transmedia companion to the post-millennial Gothic</b><br><b>Key Features</b><br>Covers key areas and themes of the post-millennial Gothic as well as developments in the field and revisions of the Gothic traditionConsitutes the first thematic compendium to this area with a transmedia (literature, film and television) and transnational approachCovers a plurality of texts, from novels such as Stephenie Meyer’s <i>Twilight</i> (2005), Helen Oyeyemi’s <i>White Is for Witching</i> (2009), Justin Cronin’s <i>The Passage</i> (2010) and M.R. Carey’s <i>The Girl with All the Gifts</i> (2014), to films such as <i>Kairo</i> (2001), <i>Juan of the Dead </i>(2012) and <i>The Darkside </i>(2013), to series such as <i>Dante’s Cove </i>(2005–7), <i>Hemlock Grove </i>(2013–15), <i>Penny Dreadful </i>(2014–16)<i> Black Mirror</i> (2011–) and even the Slenderman mythos.<br><br>This resource in contemporary Gothic literature, film and television takes a thematic approach, providing insights into the many forms the Gothic has taken in the twenty-first century. The 20 newly commissioned chapters cover emerging and expanding research areas, such as digital technologies, queer identity, the New Weird and postfeminism. They also discuss contemporary Gothic monsters – including zombies, vampires and werewolves – and highlight Ethnogothic forms such as Asian and Black Diasporic Gothic.</p>