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- noun Plural form of
Gothic .
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The Michaels books are contemporary Gothics, which is to say they have a little romance, a lot of suspense, and more often than not, a sprinkling of the supernatural.
man's collective edifice complex* Holly 2006
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The Michaels books are contemporary Gothics, which is to say they have a little romance, a lot of suspense, and more often than not, a sprinkling of the supernatural.
Archive 2006-11-01 Holly 2006
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We can move closer to defining that idea of the secular first by seeing that Brown's novel could be understood as a recent installment in the Gothic genre, taking up the overwhelming interest that Gothics in the late eighteenth century display in the confessional environments of church, monastery, and convent, in order to reinforce the contrasting advantages of more inclusive patterns of institutional action, affiliation, and organization.
Romantic Fear 2008
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The Gothics wore themselves out about the time Poe wrote his masterpieces.
New Book - no title yet Dark Worlds Club 2010
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Legends, myths, and fairy tales were what I devoured, along with any horse books when I was younger and Gothics when I was an older teen.
MIND MELD: Who are the Most Memorable Characters in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror? 2008
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Poe inherited all the silly, spooky trappings of the Gothics but crafted the new genre, Mystery, as a tale with a puzzle built into it.
Archive 2010-01-01 Dark Worlds Club 2010
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The Gothics spawned both the castle-haunted horror tale such as Dracula by Bram Stoker, and the Mystery tale as designed by the American master, Edgar Allan Poe.
New Book - no title yet Dark Worlds Club 2010
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Poe inherited all the silly, spooky trappings of the Gothics but crafted the new genre, Mystery, as a tale with a puzzle built into it.
New Book - no title yet Dark Worlds Club 2010
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The Gothics wore themselves out about the time Poe wrote his masterpieces.
Archive 2010-01-01 Dark Worlds Club 2010
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The Gothics spawned both the castle-haunted horror tale such as Dracula by Bram Stoker, and the Mystery tale as designed by the American master, Edgar Allan Poe.
Archive 2010-01-01 Dark Worlds Club 2010
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