Ladies of Gothic Horror (A Collection of Classic Stories)

Classic gothic horror stories from the literary mistresses of the past!Many of gothic horror’s spookiest tales have come from the pens of women. Yet a substantial number of these women were overshadowed by their male contemporaries, especially with regard to the classics. Ladies of Gothic Horror (A Collection of Classic Stories) redresses this imbalance by bringing together a selection of gothic stories from the past written exclusively by women.Carefully edited and compiled by author and anthologist Mitzi Szereto, Ladies of Gothic Horror offers readers plenty of good old-fashioned chills and thrills. Whether you’re a devotee of the genre, a literature lover, an academic or a student, this volume of short fiction is sure to please. The biographies accompanying each story will show that these women were anything but typical for their time. Includes seventeen stories from authors Mary Shelley, Elizabeth Gaskell, Edith Wharton, Marjorie Bowen, Gertrude Atherton, Virginia Woolf, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Elia W. Peattie and many more."Ladies of Gothic Horror (A Collection of Classic Stories) is a must-read for anyone who loves the horror, mystery, science fiction, or paranormal genres." - Long and Short Reviews

About the Author

Mitzi Szereto (mitziszereto.com) is a bestselling author and anthology editor whose books encompass multiple genres such as crime, gothic fiction, horror, cozy mystery, satire, parody, sci-fi/fantasy, erotic fiction, and general fiction and non-fiction. Her novels, short stories and anthologies have been translated into several languages. She's appeared internationally on radio and television and at major literature festivals, and has the added distinction of having the first anthology of erotica to include a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. She's the creator and presenter of the London-based web TV channel Mitzi TV, and also plays herself in the pseudo-documentary British film Lint: The Movie. Her blog of personal essays can be found at Errant Ramblings: Mitzi Szereto's Weblog. Follow her on Twitter @MitziSzereto.

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