TY - BOOK AU - Spooner,Catherine TI - Contemporary gothic T2 - Focus on contemporary issues SN - 1861893019 U1 - 306.1 GOT PY - 2006/// CY - London PB - Reaktion books KW - Goth culture (Subculture) KW - Gothic revival (Literature) KW - Social aspects KW - Gothic revival (Art) KW - Film N2 - Probes into the reasons behind the prevalence of Gothic in popular culture and how it has inspired innovative work in film, literature, music, and art. This work traces the emergence of the Gothic subculture over decades, and examines the various aspects of contemporary culture that revolve around the grotesque, abject, and artificial ER -