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Crimson PeakmeetsAnnihilation in Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s newest gothic novel. While the Gods of Jade and Shadow remains my all-time favorite novel, Mexican Gothic did not disappoint.
We head back to the beautiful country of Mexico in the 1950’s, to a hillside mansion modeled after the English countryside. Our heroine, Noemi, is strong willed and intelligent but also flawed by her own hubris. Beseeched by her father, she sets out to save her cousin, Catalina, after a letter arrives highlighting her deteriorating mental state. Upon arriving at High Place, Noemi’s psyche begins to unravel as she is tested by the spirits that haunt the Victorian mansion. She begins to alternate between questioning her own intelligence and her surroundings. Could the house be as malevolent as Catalina described? As with Gods of Jade and Shadow, Moreno spares no detail into building suspense and crafting a dark world filled with shadows lurking in corners. The victorian house and the rundown village are a classic setting for gothic novels but it is juxtaposed against the sunny countryside of Pachuca, Mexico. Interspersed with references to Grim’a dark fairy tale, the heroine encounters horror of the worst possible kind at the hands of her captors.
I really enjoyed Mexican Gothic for its innovative plot and setting. As a fan of horror in general, it’s pretty difficult to think of a thrill that hasn’t been done before. Moreno manages to weave a fresh tale of gothic horror using a very unique prop. At the center this tale is Ouroboros, the World Serpent, a symbol of life and death and is prevalent throughout our tale. While the plot is focused on the gothic mystery, there is a little nod to romance. However, don’t expect Wuthering Heights or Daphne. That said, if this sounds like a book you would love—order a copy today! You won’t regret it.
Also I don’t know if I have just been following the news recently but I pictured Howard Doyle (the patriarch) as Harvey Weinstein and that just made him even more ghastly.
5 stars to Mexican Gothic.
Thank you Netgalley and Ballantine for an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review.
xx
Susan
A first edition of Frankenstein from 1818 vs. a later edition revised and updated by Mary Shelley in 1831.
#frankenstein #themodernprometheus #maryshelley #marygodwin #horrorhistory #gothichorror #speculativefiction #itsalivefrankensteinat200 (at The Morgan Library & Museum)
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Frontispiece to Tales of Terror (1801). #horror #gothicfiction #gothichorror #talesofterror #itsalivefrankensteinat200 (at The Morgan Library & Museum)
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A Philosopher in a Moonlit Churchyard, by Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg (1790).
#necromancy #occult #cagliostro #gothichorror #oldschoolgoth #loutherbourg #itsalivefrankensteinat200 (at The Morgan Library & Museum)
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Seriously, though. Aren’t you tired of it?
Instead of pouting in the corner and moaning about how goth is dead (or has disappeared), why don’t you do something more productive that helps the subculture you claim to love? Support goth musicians from the 80’s and 90’s that are still making music as well as new goth musicians that have come along.
Goth isn’t dead. You’re just an asshole whining about this because you think you’re special. Stop being a condescending dick.
#goth #gothsubculture #goths #gothgoth #gothicsubculture #vincentprice #vincentpricememe #vincentpricememes #edgarallanpoe #talesofterror #horror #gothichorror #gothproblems #gothelitists #elitism #gothelitism
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