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It’s amazing to think that Gothic novels were often considered unworthy of any literary merit at the time of their publication. Gothic literature has since evolved to create some contemporary favorites such as modern horror and paranormal romance. Join us (if you dare!) to explore this dark genre and all its sordid secrets…

Amy Sophiamehr


    • Jul 2, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Gothic in Game of Thrones

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 70:32


    We wrap up Season III with all the Gothic Elements that can be found in Game of Thrones! Joining me for the conversation is one…

    Sublimely Gothic: The Quickening

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 76:36


    Today we discuss a new Gothic novel, The Quickening with the author herself, Sarah Rhiannon Ward! Warning: Spoiler section of the interview begins at 30:47!

    Sublimely Gothic: Home Before Dark

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 78:09


    Today we are talking about the Home Before Dark, the latest thriller novel of Riley Sager.  It came out in June 2020, it's his fourth…

    Sublimely Gothic: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 59:41


    Today we are talking about The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. Published in 1886, this Gothic novella gives…

    Sublimely Gothic: The Wife Upstairs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 57:28


    Today we are talking about The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins, the modern re-imagining of Jane Eyre set in Birmingham, Alabama! This episode does contain…

    Sublimely Gothic: Horrid

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 84:23


    This is Season III Episode 1 of Sublimely Gothic. Today we are kicking off the new season with a new entry into the Gothic canon,…

    Sublimely Gothic: The Twilight Saga

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 69:42


    This is the finale episode of Season II! Today we are taking a break from our traditional format of analyzing Gothic novels to explore the…

    Sublimely Gothic: The Shadow of the Wind

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 88:06


    This is Season II Episode IX where we discuss my absolute favorite in modern Gothic Literature…The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon! Published…

    Sublimely Gothic: Mexican Gothic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 68:01


    Today Jess and I tackle one of the most popular Gothic novels to hit the shelves in 2020, Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. It it…

    Sublimely Gothic: Carmilla

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 78:38


    Join Jess and I as we discuss one of her all-time favorites, Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu. And returning to us this episode is Gothic…

    Sublimely Gothic: The Woman in Black

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021 55:18


    Jess and I start off the New Year with this classic ghost story novella, The Woman in Black by Susan Hill!

    Sublimely Gothic: A Christmas Carol

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 64:30


    Welcome to the Christmas Special of Sublimely Gothic, featuring A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens!

    Sublimely Gothic: Northanger Abbey

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 62:14


    Join Jess and I for the famous Gothic parody and my personal favorite of Jane Austen’s novels, Northanger Abbey!

    Sublimely Gothic: The Mysteries of Udolpho

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 83:27


    Join us for The Mysteries of Udolpho, written by Ann Radcliffe, the queen of 18th century female Gothic!

    Sublimely Gothic: The Puppetmaster’s Apprentice

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 79:11


    Join us for a special interview with Lisa DeSelm, author of the new Gothic fairy-tale rendition, The Puppetmaster’s Apprentice! Spoiler-free interview until 27:12! Anything beyond…

    Sublimely Gothic: Frankenstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 85:51


    This is Season II Episode 1 of Sublimely Gothic! In this episode we are going to talk about one of the major pillars of Gothic…

    Sublimely Gothic: The Gothic in Harry Potter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 80:18


    This is Episode No. 10 and the season finale of Sublimely Gothic! For each finale we are going to pick apart the Gothic elements in…

    Sublimely Gothic: The Historian

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 73:44


    This is Episode No. 9 of Sublimely Gothic. Today we are going to talk about one of my personal favorites of the modern Gothic canon,…

    Sublimely Gothic: Dracula

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 100:45


    Today we are going to discuss the king of Gothic monsters, the prince of darkness, the duke of the undead. That’s right, it’s the book…

    Sublimely Gothic: Rebecca

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 101:31


    This is Episode 7 of Sublimely Gothic. Today we are going to discuss a giant in Gothic genre. While certainly not the oldest; being published…

    Sublimely Gothic: Wuthering Heights

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 75:52


    Last time we switched things up with a poetry episode, and now we’ve moving back to our classic template of exploring one Gothic text. We…

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