ENGL 18B - GOTHIC & HORROR LITERATURE

    Recent Professors
    BENJAMIN ARMERDING
    Recent Semesters
    Summer 2026
    Class Size
    50 students
    Credits
    4
    Summer 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    A survey of gothic and horror literature from its 18th-century beginnings to its 21st-century manifestations, including subgenres such as haunted spaces, poltergeists, and demonic possession; werewolves and vampires; supernatural, psychological, religious, and "slasher" horror. Reading and analysis of multicultural texts contextualized historically and interculturally, with special attention to the aesthetics and psychologies of fear.