James Goho has numerous publications in short fiction, social science studies, and gothic literature. He lives in Winnipeg, Canada.

"At once a broad, accessible introduction to Kiernan’s work and a valuable resource for scholars and specialists.”—Sean Moreland, University of Ottawa

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceA Brief Biography of Caitlín R. KiernanIntroductionOne. The Call of the Sí: Irish Supernatural Literature and Folklore in the Fiction of Caitlín R. KiernanTwo. Kiernan Echoes the Literary DecadenceThree. The Figure of the Gothic BodyFour. The Folklore of Awe and TerrorFive. “Warnings to the Curious”: Kiernan’s Science and Mystery StoriesSix. Haunted Perceptions: Fear and Trembling in Kiernan’s FictionSeven. Spectral Confessions: The Red Tree and The Drowning Girl: A MemoirEight. Dark Futures: Surveying Kiernan’s Science FictionNine. Retruthing Steampunk: Kiernan Rewrites American West SteampunkConclusion: Caitlín R. Kiernan’s Modern Dark FictionChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

James Goho has numerous publications in short fiction, social science studies, and gothic literature. He lives in Winnipeg, Canada.

"At once a broad, accessible introduction to Kiernan’s work and a valuable resource for scholars and specialists.”—Sean Moreland, University of Ottawa

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceA Brief Biography of Caitlín R. KiernanIntroductionOne. The Call of the Sí: Irish Supernatural Literature and Folklore in the Fiction of Caitlín R. KiernanTwo. Kiernan Echoes the Literary DecadenceThree. The Figure of the Gothic BodyFour. The Folklore of Awe and TerrorFive. “Warnings to the Curious”: Kiernan’s Science and Mystery StoriesSix. Haunted Perceptions: Fear and Trembling in Kiernan’s FictionSeven. Spectral Confessions: The Red Tree and The Drowning Girl: A MemoirEight. Dark Futures: Surveying Kiernan’s Science FictionNine. Retruthing Steampunk: Kiernan Rewrites American West SteampunkConclusion: Caitlín R. Kiernan’s Modern Dark FictionChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

James Goho has numerous publications in short fiction, social science studies, and gothic literature. He lives in Winnipeg, Canada.

"At once a broad, accessible introduction to Kiernan’s work and a valuable resource for scholars and specialists.”—Sean Moreland, University of Ottawa

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceA Brief Biography of Caitlín R. KiernanIntroductionOne. The Call of the Sí: Irish Supernatural Literature and Folklore in the Fiction of Caitlín R. KiernanTwo. Kiernan Echoes the Literary DecadenceThree. The Figure of the Gothic BodyFour. The Folklore of Awe and TerrorFive. “Warnings to the Curious”: Kiernan’s Science and Mystery StoriesSix. Haunted Perceptions: Fear and Trembling in Kiernan’s FictionSeven. Spectral Confessions: The Red Tree and The Drowning Girl: A MemoirEight. Dark Futures: Surveying Kiernan’s Science FictionNine. Retruthing Steampunk: Kiernan Rewrites American West SteampunkConclusion: Caitlín R. Kiernan’s Modern Dark FictionChapter NotesBibliographyIndex