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THE THEOLOGICAL TURN IN CONTEMPORARY GOTHIC FIC...

This study examines theological themes and resonances in post-1970 Gothic fiction. It argues
that contemporary Gothic is not simply a secularised genre  but rather one that engages
creatively - and often subversively - with theological texts and traditions. This creative
engagement is reflected in Gothic fiction's exploration of theological concepts including sin
and evil  Christology and the messianic  resurrection  eschatology and apocalypse. Through
readings of fiction by Gothic and horror writers including Stephen King  Joyce Carol Oates 
Peter Straub  William Peter Blatty and others  this book demonstrates that Christianity
continues to haunt the Gothic imagination and that the genre's openness to the mysterious 
numinous and non-rational opens space in which to explore religious beliefs and experiences
less easily accessible to more overtly realist forms of representation. The book offers a new
perspective on contemporary Gothic fiction that will be of interest to students and scholars of
contemporary Gothic and of the relationship between literature and religion more generally.

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