Weird Fiction in the Twentieth-Century Gothic

Corstorphine, Kevin

Abstract

This chapter is a survey of the evolution of weird fiction and how it relates to the Gothic in the twentieth century. It argues for an understanding of the mode in terms of its blending of genres and resistance to categorisation, emphasising publication history and marketing over generic convention.

Citation

Corstorphine, K. (in press). Weird Fiction in the Twentieth-Century Gothic. In S. Ni Fhlainn, & B. M. Murphy (Eds.), Twentieth-Century Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press

• Acceptance Date: Oct 27, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Jun 1, 2022
• Deposit Date: Dec 16, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 2, 2025
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Series Title: Edinburgh Companions to the Gothic
• Book Title: Twentieth-Century Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion
• Chapter Number: 2
• ISBN: 9781474490122
• Keywords: Gothic; Weird; Horror
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3899763
• Publisher URL: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-twentieth-century-gothic.html