TALKING THE GOTHIC
Episodes
In conversation with Essie Fox
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you Andrew Wille, Edwin Earl, and many others for tuning into my live video with Eleanor Anstruther! Join me for my next live video in the app. ...
Ghostly Hands
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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GHOSTLY HANDS
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 8 of Talking the Gothic - which comes a day or two before my latest novel, Catherine, is published ... I've taken the theme of ghos...
A Ghost Story for Christmas ~ Episode 7
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For this December episode of Talking the Gothic, Essie Fox reads The Portent of the Shadow, a chilling and ambiguous ghost story created by E. Nesbit....
Dark Christmas Reads ~ Episode 6
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Folklore Horror ~ Episode 5
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TALKING THE GOTHIC ~ FOLKLORE HORROR. EPISODE 5.Essie Fox discusses Folklore Horror, and is joined by the writer Katherine Clements whose novella, Tur...
Dark Humour in The Gothic ~ Episode 4
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join me as I talk to Paul Magrs about his wonderfully humorous series of novels, The Brenda and Effie Mysteries.Paul also has his own youtube channel ...
Nightmare Animals and Wolves ~ Episode 3
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I’m delighted to be posting Episode 3 of Talking the Gothic. Discussing Animals, & Wolves, I’m joined by Michael Stewart as we probe into the them...
Castles & Country Houses ~ Episode 2
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join me in episode 2 of Talking the Gothic as I explore the general background to architecture in gothic literature, before focussing more deeply on t...
The Castle of Otranto ~ Episode 1
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Essie Fox takes a deep dive into what’s generally acclaimed as the first English Gothic novel - Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto. Essie is a...