09-17-2010, 05:47 AM
I started reading my mother's Mary Stewart and Victoria Holt novels in the 70's / 80's and started buying gothic paperbacks (in particular the Dark Shadows series) from charity shops / second hand bookshops in the 80's / 90's. Though I am also a huge fan of 'classic' gothics, I would love to be able to buy / read more gothic novels written and set in contemporary times and it is disappointing that this genre seems to be ignored by the publishing field.
That said, there do seem to be more and more modern books being published with gothic themes so perhaps there is hope!
That said, there do seem to be more and more modern books being published with gothic themes so perhaps there is hope!