Historia de la literatura gótica y de terror : De Frankenstein a Stephen King

From the gloomy castles of Romanticism to the menacing suburbs of the 21st century, this work traces a fascinating journey through the evolution of Gothic and horror literature, exploring how fear has, throughout the centuries, reflected the deepest obsessions, anxieties, and dreams of each era. With a critical and well-documented eye, this book reviews the great works and authors of the genre—from Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, and Edgar Allan Poe to Shirley Jackson, Anne Rice, and Stephen King—without neglecting lesser-known key figures, rescued here with the rigor of a scholar and the enthusiasm of the most passionate fan. The reader will find analyses of the foundational myths of modern horror, the transformations of Gothic in Victorian literature, the psychological shifts of the 20th century, and the impact of contemporary horror on popular culture. More than a mere anthology or a chronology of names and titles, this history of the genre delves into the cultural, philosophical, and social roots of fear, addressing themes such as the monstrous body, madness, the supernatural, technology, and evil in its many literary forms. Ultimately, it is an essential guide to understanding how literature has repeatedly embodied the terrors that define each generation. An invitation to lose oneself in the passageways of the unsettling, where every page holds an echo, a shadow, or a scream.