1. Were Gothic writers who used the literary technique of “othering” in their works doing more harm than good with respect to rectifying social injustice?

2. How do twentieth- and twenty-first-century Black female Gothic writers help to expose racism in American society today?

3. Are literary critics correct in categorizing detective novels as a subgenre of Gothic literature? Explain your answer.

4. How does the film noir style of moviemaking qualify these films as Gothic works?

5. What characteristics of Gothic literature have changed between the Victorian Era and the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries?

6. Why is the conflict between the “haves” and the “have nots” a recurring theme in Gothic literature?

7. Why might contemporary Gothic writers want to make vampire characters more emotional beings than Victorian Era writers did?

8. How do current issues around racism influence contemporary Gothic writers?

9. How have apocalyptic themes in Gothic fiction become more powerful in the twenty-first century?

10. How have contemporary writers made Gothic fiction relevant and appealing to twenty-first-century audiences?