Tag Archives: Emily Brontë

Be my Valentine (even while you’re rotting in your grave)

Posted on 14th February 2026 by William the Bloody

‘Is he a ghoul or a vampire?’ I mused. I had read of such hideous incarnate demons’ (Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights, Ch. 34) Like many others, I suspect, I’ve just started rereading Wuthering Heights. And I’m frequently seeing the admonition … Continue reading →

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Emily Brontë : bicentennial essays

Posted on 14th August 2018 by William the Bloody

A few days late, but here are a selection of articles celebrating the bicentenary of Emily Brontë, whose singular 1847 novel Wuthering Heights took the architexts of the Gothic novel and added new psychological depth. It also lay the foundations … Continue reading →

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Let me grab your soul away – Kate Bush and gothic

Posted on 18th October 2014 by William the Bloody

A fascinating article tracing Gothic themes in Kate Bush’s songs and the allusions to Gothic cinema therein.

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