Essie Fox takes a deep dive into what’s generally acclaimed as the first English Gothic novel - Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto. Essie is also joined by Dr Tim Rideout as they discuss the novel’s themes and their obsession with The Gothic.

Tim Rideout is the author of Gothic Precarity, published by the University of Wales Press in September 2025.

Essie Fox is the Sunday Times Best Selling author of six historical gothic novels. To learn more about her books visit her author website

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