The Female Gothic novel achieved such popularity among bourgeois women in the 18th and 19th centuries ... The figure of the vampire expertly summons a labyrinth of metaphor, including this ...

But did you know that the Gothic vampire tale drew inspiration from a Batman movie? It’s ok if you didn’t know, because the director himself didn’t realize it himself until not too long ago.

and creepy Venetian masks brought the goth factor, and a pageant of paniers, bell sleeves, and high collars nodded to the past (and Interview With a Vampire movie set). It was, as all Michele's ...