Touchstones of Gothic Horror

<p> Gothic cinema typified by the films of Universal Hammer Amicus and Tigon grew out of an aesthetic that stretches back to the 18th century and beyond even to Shakespeare. This book explores the origin of Gothic cinema in art and literature tracing its connection to the Gothic revival in architecture the Gothic novel landscape ruins Egyptology occultism sexuality the mythology of werewolves the philosophy of Hegel and many other aspects of the Romantic and Symbolist movements.</p>