Snowy night.
My feet.
Bloody gloves in the street.

Thoughts?

Mademoiselle Frankenstein
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Melancholy & the Sublime

Beauty can break your heart. Gothic lit makes the pain linger. Settings are soulscapes. Despair has a strange, aching sweetness.

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The Gothic Sweetness of “Baby Talk” — ROBIN SOLIT It’s easy to assume that dolls, by their very nature, are vessels of comfort—ciphers for childhood, safety, and softness. Or super-creepy monsters, like Chucky. But in my Baby Talk series of paintin...

One of my art forms is watercolor photography. “Baby Talk” starts with real dolls posed in scenes. Then I paint those pics.

I think you’ll see how they vibe with my Gothic novel, Mademoiselle Frankenstein and film noir.
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Before I knew I was Gothic, my hands knew. This is a sculpture I created…proto-Gothic.

Porcelain clay. Hollowed hair. White roses.

She looks away, but the past looks back. Always.

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Sometimes you can tell when a girl will grow up to be a Gothic hellion.

Any hellions in your life? Do tell….

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In Gothic lit, bodies are never just bodies. They hold memory, trauma, repression. They transform (vampires), tear apart (Dr Moreau’s creatures), resurrect (Mademoiselle Frankenstein).

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A Gothic word game. Join in with your own words.

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The Revolutionary War rages.

She can’t stop now.

Her Creature rises.

Does this story ever end well?

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Goth vs. Gothic: A Shadowy Kinship — ROBIN SOLIT They share a root word—and an aura of darkness—but “goth” and “Gothic” are not quite the same thing. Their relationship is not one of identity, but of affinity. When they do meet, the collision is odd...

What’s the relationship between Gothic & goth? Parent-child? Brother-sister? Cousins? Friends? Acquaintances? Strangers?

What do you think?

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I once worked in a Romanian orphanage. That’s a blizzard outside. Those are iron cribs. Those are real babies.

That’s real life Gothic.

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Echoes of forgotten stories linger on every street corner.

In Gothic novels, nothing is forgotten. Ghosts, demons, angels, spirits, voices from ancient times.

No one can escape the clamor of the past.

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A Kiss Is Not Just a Kiss — ROBIN SOLIT In Gothic tales, a kiss is rarely just a kiss. Is it salvation or damnation, passion or poison, a bridge between the living and the dead? From the misty moors of Wuthering Heights to the shadowy cry...

In Gothic literature, a kiss is never just a kiss.

Damnation. Delirium. Awakening. Longing. Lust. Disgust. Hunger. Warning.

All at once.

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Gothic emotional intensity. It’s the sweet spot. Let me know your feelings in the comments. Let’s discuss!

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My book is out in the wild now. This is the cover, created by Alejandro Colucci.

Here’s to the artists who distill our words into striking images!

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The Gothic Heart of the American Revolution — ROBIN SOLIT What do the American Revolution and Gothic literature have in common? Both are defined by upheaval, destruction, and the weight of the past haunting the present. Gothic stories thrive in dark landscap...

What do the American Revolution and Gothic literature have in common? Both are defined by dark landscapes, death, destruction, and the weight of the past haunting the present.

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Mademoiselle Frankenstein, available May 14, 2025.

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The Lost Children of Gothic Literature — ROBIN SOLIT Children rarely take center stage in Gothic literature, but when they do, their presence carries a powerful emotional charge. They represent innocence lost, corrupted, or imperiled. Their fates are us...

Children rarely take center stage in Gothic literature, but when they do, it’s emotional.

Innocence lost, corrupted, or imperiled. Tragic. Ghostly. Creepy. Lost.

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Beasts in the Shadows: Animals in Gothic Literature — ROBIN SOLIT Animals in Gothic literature are often unsettling presences. From Poe’s sinister black cat to the hounds of Baskerville, they frequently serve as omens, manifestations of supernatural forces, or exten...

Remember Cujo? Congo? Velociraptors? Taxidermy squirrels? Black cats? Three-headed dogs?

Mademoiselle Frankenstein, available May 14, 2025, takes a lighter approach to animals. See for yourself!

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