08-16-2008, 09:58 PM
Well, I guess I believe Gothic literature can be written and enjoyed in any century.
BUT, I think there is one factor that is missing here and that is the change in the enjoyment of horror. Gothic literature was the original horror industry. People don't seem to want anything so subtle and psychological anymore.
I enjoy horror, but I enjoy psychological horror (though I am really enjoying the NBC Fear Itself series, although it is graphic.) The less I see, the more frightened I am. However, the trend in horror is "torture porn" which means actually seeing horrible, grotesque things being done to living things. Is it enjoyment of the shock value, the rush of adrenaline, or just a sadistic turn in today's society? I don't know, but this kind of enjoyment of horror just doesn't lend itself to the subtleties of the Gothic.
Based on this forum, I think that there is a market for Gothic literature, but it has to be sold under Romance, General Fiction, and maybe Horror.
BUT, I think there is one factor that is missing here and that is the change in the enjoyment of horror. Gothic literature was the original horror industry. People don't seem to want anything so subtle and psychological anymore.
I enjoy horror, but I enjoy psychological horror (though I am really enjoying the NBC Fear Itself series, although it is graphic.) The less I see, the more frightened I am. However, the trend in horror is "torture porn" which means actually seeing horrible, grotesque things being done to living things. Is it enjoyment of the shock value, the rush of adrenaline, or just a sadistic turn in today's society? I don't know, but this kind of enjoyment of horror just doesn't lend itself to the subtleties of the Gothic.
Based on this forum, I think that there is a market for Gothic literature, but it has to be sold under Romance, General Fiction, and maybe Horror.
