Promoting Gothic studies since 1991
The International Gothic Association is a large family of academic researchers, students, artists and writers with a shared interest in all things Gothic. From the literary ghosts and vampires of the past, to the most contemporary representations of the strange, the horrific, and the uncanny, our members have pioneered new research in Gothic Studies across disciplinary boundaries, genres, media, geographical locations and time periods.
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I have always been drawn to the dark side. My parents are not into the Gothic, but they unwittingly provided plenty of paths that led me to a fascination with the weird and the wicked. Like Dr Henry Jekyll, I believe this capacity lies within us all – if (in)appropriately triggered in childhood. For those of us lucky enough to be given this early training in terror, the Gothic can take on a darkly delicious nostalgia later in life; a feeling of being at home, a reassuringly unheimlich home. -
I remember quite correctly the first time I saw a goth person. It was on TV. In the west part of Québec, the city where I grew up, non-conventional looking people were — and still are — a rare sight. Plus, my family was never really fond of gothic literature, let alone goth rock or horror movies. The forbidden attracts, I guess.
