Gothic literature often contrasts different types of characters: victims and predators, good and evil. They are full of strange and often supernatural characters like ghosts, vampires and werewolves.

While these mythical monsters are little more than fiction ... You don't have to believe that vampires are real to enjoy this assortment of medieval, gothic and ancient monikers.

While my literature skill was too low to realize I was a vampire straight away while mingling ... all the elements are there ...

This course examines a selection of gothic fiction from Horace Walpole onwards ... Topics to be considered may include the significance of supernatural figures (ghosts, fetches, vampires, and so on), ...