Holly Hirst

early british gothic gothic literature romancing the gothic ann radcliffe matthew lewis the gothic vampires lgbt gothic romance horror ghosts romgothsam byron romance inclusion teaching higher education lgbtqia+ lgbtq+ the monk supernatural fiction asexual asexuality gilda stories carmilla lesbian vampires demonic possession queer gothic moral sublime sublime victoria holt fairy-tales gothic fairy-tales female gothic popular romance hero georgette heyer heyer clarice starling will graham hannibal silence of the lambs margot verger mason verger red dragon hannibal lecter gothic drama daphne du maurier charles dickens eleanor sleath paranormal romance imperial gothic weird fiction terror ghost story victorian gothic dreams medieval walking corpses supernatural explained necromancer of the black forest ghost beliefs purgatory toleration anti-catholicism inquisition demon demonic devil satan lucifer paradise lost milton english literature literary history