{"id":636,"date":"2019-04-08T09:07:34","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T09:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iesmgkorreas.com\/mujerinvisible\/?p=636"},"modified":"2019-05-23T08:46:52","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T08:46:52","slug":"top-10-gothic-women-writers-by-ellena-kilgallon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iesmgkorreas.com\/mujerinvisible2024\/index.php\/2019\/04\/08\/top-10-gothic-women-writers-by-ellena-kilgallon\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Gothic Women Writers by Ellena Kilgallon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s dark and chilly outside. You\u2019re huddled under the covers of your bed, turning the final page of Bram Stoker\u2019s \u201cDracula.\u201d Just as you close the book, lightning flashes outside your window. Your body tingles with a strange mixture of fear and glee.<\/p>\n

Maybe you\u2019ve been scared enough for one night, but what about tomorrow, when you\u2019re ready to scare yourself again? It\u2019s time to consider picking up something from a female author. All of the following women are powerful writers who\u2019ve established and evolved the Gothic genre. Take a look at any of these authors and novels the next time you need to get your entertaining fix of darkly twisted stories.<\/p>\n

1<\/span>\u00a0EMILY BRONTE<\/h3>\n

Emily Bront\u00eb wrote one of the most famous Gothic novels ever written: \u201cWuthering Heights.\u201d Published under the name of Ellis Bell, \u201cWuthering Heights\u201d\u00a0was controversial at the time because it challenged the prudery and hypocrisy of the Victorian era. Although she published only a single novel and a collection of poetry with her sisters, Emily Bront\u00eb is considered one of the greatest \u2013 and most inspirational \u2013 Gothic writers in history.<\/p>\n

2<\/span>\u00a0FLANNERY O\u2019CONNOR<\/h3>\n

Flannery O\u2019Connor was a mid-20th\u00a0century Southern Gothic writer with a passion for exploring\u00a0the grotesque in everyday life and the nuances of human nature. A deeply religious Catholic, O\u2019Connor was interested in experimenting with\u00a0\u201ccharacters who are, in their empty-headedness, unusually vulnerable to the thrilling mystery of religious speech,\u201d according to\u00a0The Atlantic<\/a>. She is perhaps best known for her short story, \u201cA Good Man Is Hard to Find.\u201d<\/p>\n

3<\/span>\u00a0CHARLOTTE BRONTE<\/h3>\n

The oldest sister of the famous three Bront\u00ebs, Charlotte worked on and off as a governess at various schools before publishing her poetry in a collection with her two sisters. The following year, she published her famous novel, \u201cJane Eyre,\u201d under the pseudonym Currer Bell. She outlived all four of her sisters and her brother, passing away in 1854.<\/p>\n

4<\/span>\u00a0ANNE RICE<\/h3>\n

Anne Rice is a popular writer known for her \u201cVampire Chronicles,\u201d which include dark and yet highly romanticized vampire characters. Her first vampire novel, \u201cInterview with a Vampire,\u201d\u00a0shot her into immediate fame. Rice writes more than just vampire novels; she has delved into Christian fiction and even erotica in her career. Talk about diversity!<\/p>\n

5<\/span>\u00a0ELIZABETH GASKELL<\/h3>\n

A Victorian Gothic novelist like the Bront\u00eb sisters, Elizabeth Gaskell is known for her striking social commentary. She and her husband were friends with writers such as Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte and Harriet Beecher Stowe. She is especially known for her biography \u201cLife of Charlotte Bronte,\u201d but she also wrote the novels \u201cMary Barton\u201d and\u00a0\u201cNorth and South.\u201d Both of which showcase dynamic, three-dimensional female characters and Gothic ghost stories.<\/p>\n

6<\/span>\u00a0ANN RADCLIFFE<\/h3>\n

Ann Radcliffe was one of the first Gothic writers, man or woman. Her six novels describe natural surroundings in great detail and all feature elements of the supernatural. The\u00a0features of the Gothic genre that Radcliffe developed influenced later writers like Edgar Allan Poe, Jane Austen and even Fyodor Dostoyevsky.<\/p>\n

7<\/span>\u00a0MARGARET ATWOOD<\/h3>\n

Although not a Gothic writer in the classical sense, Margaret Atwood is a member of the subgenre, Southern Ontario Gothic. Novels of this subgenre are set in the region of southern Canada and usually feature small, Protestant towns abounding in moral hypocrisy. Atwood\u2019s \u201cAlias Grace\u201d\u00a0is a notable work in the Southern Ontario Gothic genre.<\/p>\n

8<\/span>\u00a0DAPHNE DU MAURIER<\/h3>\n

Daphne du Maurier was a very successful 20th\u00a0century author. According to her\u00a0website<\/a>, she \u201cwrote dark, often gothic and edgy novels and short stories, with unexpected twists or suspenseful endings.\u201d One of her most famous novels, \u201cRebecca,\u201d was even adapted into a film by Alfred Hitchcock.<\/p>\n

9<\/span>\u00a0MARY SHELLEY<\/h3>\n

Married to the famous poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Shelley proved as adept as her husband at producing great literature. Her novel, \u201cFrankenstein; or the Modern Prometheus,\u201d is widely read, reproduced and referenced to this day. The mysteriousness of the supernatural occurrences in this novel make it one of the first popular Gothic novels written by a woman.<\/p>\n

10<\/span>\u00a0SHIRLEY JACKSON<\/h3>\n

According to her\u00a0website<\/a>, Shirley Jackson was \u201cone of the most brilliant and influential authors of the twentieth century.\u201d Born in 1916, Jackson acted as both a writer and as a publisher throughout her career. Her dark, twisted short story, \u201cThe Lottery,\u201d is one of the most well-known stories of the century and is required reading in many schools.<\/p>\n

Immerse yourself in the writing of these ten Gothic women writers and you will be sure to experience all the fear, romance, thrills and horror that have established this genre as one of the most popular since the 18th\u00a0century.<\/p>\n

Author Ellena Kilgallon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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