Analyzes important works of Elizabethan drama, providing information on its characteristics and influences, and discusses the works of William Shakespeare.

Contains critical essays that analyze important literary works of the Victorian era.

An anthology of essays on horror writing, providing an overview of the genre, exploring the characteristics of the gothic novel, examining three classic horror novels, and looking at the lives and works of four modern masters of horror, including H.P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, Anne Rice, and Clive Barker.