Gothic Voices

This Element Provides New Ways Of Reading The Soundscape Of The Gothic Text. Drawing Inspiration From The Field Of ''Sonic Gothic'' Studies Which Has Been Spearheaded By The Writings Of Isabella Van Elferen As Well As From Mladen Dolar''S Articulation Of The Psychoanalytic ''Object'' Voice This Study Introduces The Critical Category Of ''Vococentric Gothic'' Into Gothic Scholarship. In So Doing It Reads Important Moments In Gothic Fiction When The Voice Takes Precedence As An Uncanny Monstrous Or Seductive Object. Historically Informed The Range Of Readings Proffered Demonstrate The Persistence Of These Vocal Motifs Across Time (From The Gothic Romance To Contemporary Gothic) And Across Intermedia Forms (From Literature To Film To Podcasts). Gothic Voices Then Provides The First Dedicated Account Of Voices Of Terror And Horror As They Develop In The Gothic Mode From The Romantic Period Until Today.