Danel Olson is professor at Lone Star College. He has compiled three collections of new Gothic stories from around the world: Exotic Gothic (2007), Exotic Gothic 2: New Tales of Taboo (2008), and Exotic Gothic 3: Strange Visitations (2009).
Olson's anthology, which has a perceptive Foreword by horror
scholar S.T. Joshi and an equally impressive Introduction by Olson,
is an absolute must for university library collections, and for
other libraries with an interest in the Gothic as a literary form.
Not only does the volume include some of the pioneer critical
voices in the Gothic field, but the up to date nature of the essays
(studying novels which are so new as to have received little or no
previous critical attention) makes the volume essential reading for
anyone with an interest in the cutting edge of the field right now.
Handsomely presented in pictorial glossy boards, the book is more
attractive than the usual library cloth-bound edition without
dustjacket, and is as attractive on the shelf as it is fascinating
to read. Olson is to be congratulated for assembling such a stellar
cast of contributors. A reading of 21st-Century Gothic will broaden
the perspective an understanding of any student of Gothic and
horror literature.
*Weird Fiction Terminus*
Danel Olson’s impressive collection, 21st Century Gothic, aims to
encourage critical attention towards Gothic novels published since
the year 2000. Noting the global spread of Gothic in the
twenty-first century, the editor has consulted over 180 experts on
the subject to help him compile a list of the 53 most significant
Gothic novels from the first decade of the new century....This book
is likely to become a staple of contemporary Gothic courses and a
useful reference for those conducting research in what is still a
burgeoning field. Only time will tell whether the editor’s dreams
for the collection will be realized, but for now it serves as a
totemic declaration that a new era of the Gothic is upon us,
deserving of critical attention as we seek to understand the fears
and nightmares of a new century.
*The Gothic Imagination*
21st-Century Gothic: Great Gothic Novels Since 2000 accomplishes
exactly what its title proclaims. By way of polling over 180
specialists in the gothic field, such as critics, writers, and
professors, Olson has compiled a collection of essays about 53
gothic novels published globally between 2000 and 2010. Far more
than 53 gothic novels were published during that time, but Olson
has chosen to present detailed analyses of over 5,000 words for
each of the included novels rather than a brief overview of a
larger number. . . . This text will allow readers and researchers
to gain a feel for the field of gothic literature as well as serve
as a specific resource for any of the included texts.
*American Reference Books Annual*
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