The Inquisition in horror literature
May. 21st, 2006 02:25 amLJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY
dfordoom)
The Inquisition plays a major role in many early gothic novels, like Ann Radcliffe’s The Italian. Are there any more recent horror novels that have used the Inquisition as a major element?
Or if not the Inquisition, what about things like the witch hunts of the 16th and 17th centuries?
The Inquisition plays a major role in many early gothic novels, like Ann Radcliffe’s The Italian. Are there any more recent horror novels that have used the Inquisition as a major element?
Or if not the Inquisition, what about things like the witch hunts of the 16th and 17th centuries?