Gothic - An Illustrated History

Crumbling ruins, undead fiends, dark alleys and forests teeming with horrors seen and unseen: the tendrils of the Gothic have crept out of the architecture of churches, mosques and grand houses and into suburban malls, overcrowded cities, the deserted corners of the world and beyond, taking the shape of monsters from Beowulf to Gojira, Cthulhu or the wendigo to our own terrifying, warped reflections. Across time, form and media, this book traces the weaving path of the Gothic from the shadows of history to the very heart of popular culture today.

With over 350 illustrations

Introduction

I. Architecture & Form
The Pointed Arch Ruins Fragment Labyrinth The House

II. The Lie of the Land
The Country & The City Village Forest Wilderness Edgelands

III. The Gothic Compass
North South East West Planetary & Cosmic Horror

IV. Monsters
Scale Splices The Tentacle Formless Us

Further Reading