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“Waked, and unquiet”: William Hope Hodgson’s The Night Land (2023)
Book Chapter
Alder, E. “Waked, and unquiet”: William Hope Hodgson’s The Night Land. In C. Sederholm, & K. Woofter (Eds.), The Weird: A Companion. Peter Lang

William Hope Hodgson (1877-1917) is a central but sometimes overlooked figure in the development of weird fiction in the early twentieth century. Hodgson’s work flourished at the intersection of what we now call science fiction, Gothic, fantasy, and... Read More about “Waked, and unquiet”: William Hope Hodgson’s The Night Land.

Shades of Sail: Edwardian Nautical Hauntings (2021)
Book Chapter
Alder, E. (2021). Shades of Sail: Edwardian Nautical Hauntings. In C. Bloom (Ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Steam Age Gothic (839-856). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40866-4_45

Ghost ships are an enduring trope in history, literature, and folklore of the sea, and continually change in meaning according to their cultural contexts. The early twentieth century produced British nautical gothic fiction that grapples with the imp... Read More about Shades of Sail: Edwardian Nautical Hauntings.

Foreword by Dr. Emily Adler (2020)
Book Chapter
Alder, E. (2020). Foreword by Dr. Emily Adler. In Footsteps in the Dark: Short Stories, Anthology of New & Classic Tales (8-9). Flame Tree Publishing

Ecocriticism and the Genre (2020)
Book Chapter
Alder, E., & Bavidge, J. (2020). Ecocriticism and the Genre. In C. Bloom (Ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Gothic (225-242). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33136-8_14

‘Ecocriticism and the Genre’ explores a recent and topical development in Gothic scholarship, the ecogothic. Gothic literature often exhibits a fascination with sublime, terrifying, and horrifying aspects of the natural world, its creatures, plants,... Read More about Ecocriticism and the Genre.

Our Progeny’s Monsters: Frankenstein Retold for Children in Picturebooks and Graphic Novels (2018)
Book Chapter
Alder, E. (2018). Our Progeny’s Monsters: Frankenstein Retold for Children in Picturebooks and Graphic Novels. In Global Frankenstein (209-225). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78142-6

Frankenstein is surprisingly well-suited to stories aimed at children and is often adapted for young readerships. This essay explores why, through a focus on graphic narratives. I examine five books: picturebooks Do not build a Frankenstein! by Neil... Read More about Our Progeny’s Monsters: Frankenstein Retold for Children in Picturebooks and Graphic Novels.

Introduction (2017)
Book Chapter
Alder, E. (2017). Introduction. In The Island of Doctor Moreau & Other Stories (x-xxvii). Wordsworth Editions

'Kraken'. (2014)
Book Chapter
Alder, E. (2014). 'Kraken'. In J. Weinstock (Ed.), The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters. Ashgate Publishing

'Sea Monsters'. (2014)
Book Chapter
Alder, E. (2014). 'Sea Monsters'. In J. Weinstock (Ed.), The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters. Ashgate Publishing

Urban Gothic. (2012)
Book Chapter
Alder, E. (2012). Urban Gothic. In W. Hughes, D. Punter, & A. Smith (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the Gothic. Blackwell

Wiliam Hope Hodgson. (2012)
Book Chapter
Alder, E. (2012). Wiliam Hope Hodgson. In W. Hughes, D. Punter, & A. Smith (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the Gothic. Blackwell

Introduction: Gothic Science Fiction 1980-2010 (2011)
Book Chapter
Alder, E., & Wasson, S.-P. (2011). Introduction: Gothic Science Fiction 1980-2010. In Gothic Science Fiction 1980-2010. Liverpool University Press. https://doi.org/10.5949/liverpool/9781846317071.003.0001

This Introduction introduces Gothic science fiction as a genre and discusses the text as a project to examine Gothic science fiction historically as well as to distinguish its textual forms. The chapters in this compilation provides sample writings p... Read More about Introduction: Gothic Science Fiction 1980-2010.

Ruined Skin: Gothic Genetics and Human Identity in Stephen Donaldson’s Gap cycle (2011)
Book Chapter
Alder, E. (2011). Ruined Skin: Gothic Genetics and Human Identity in Stephen Donaldson’s Gap cycle. In S.-P. Wasson, & E. Alder (Eds.), Gothic Science Fiction 1980-2010. Liverpool University Press. https://doi.org/10.5949/liverpool/9781846317071.003.0008

This chapter offers a literary criticism of Stephen Donaldson's novel Gap. It discusses that transfiguration of the body, through the study of molecular biology and genetic engineering, creates a cultural unrest and horror. The strange metamorphosis... Read More about Ruined Skin: Gothic Genetics and Human Identity in Stephen Donaldson’s Gap cycle.