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Gothicka

Vampire Heroes, Human Gods, and the New Supernatural

Victoria Nelson

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$27.95 • £19.95 • €25.20

ISBN 9780674050143

Publication: April 2012

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352 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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  • PERFORMING ARTS: Film & Video: History & Criticism
  • RELIGION: Spirituality
  • BODY, MIND & SPIRIT: Supernatural

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    Victoria Nelson is an essayist and fiction writer who teaches in the Goddard College graduate program in creative writing.

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    • Read Nelson’s 2009 article on “the gothick cosmos of Guillermo del Toro” in The Believer
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