Like most Gothics, the Australian Gothic has acquired its own distinct aesthetic most frequently, an abject unpleasantness and atmosphere of sand-scoured horror. Personally, I’d like to blame both
Evil Angels (aka
Strange Objects (1990) for many of my own nightmares.
It is also, like most Gothics, tangled up with the genre’s own past, and inextricably knotted into colonial and imperial histories as well as the multitude of other mirrored and recurring histories typical of a Gothic plot. And Australia has a bloody history, with terrible things done and still being done. Yet there are also stories which, without shying away from terrors (although not necessarily innately any better at handling the true history than other varieties of Australian Gothic), manage in a variety of fascinating ways to capture a sense of great (even sublime, often terrifying, never false) beauty.
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Compiled by Gilcy Aquino | Dec 17, 2020
This season, publishers are offering up a number of familiar tales with fresh faces. Read on to rediscover a variety of favorites, from classics previously published in the ’60s, to a fully illustrated textbook from a well-known school of witchcraft and wizardry, and more.
Biscuitâs Christmas Storybook Favorites
by Alyssa Capucilli, illus. by Pat Schories (Sept. 1, HarperCollins, $13.99; ISBN 978-0-06-304120-2)
Featuring nine stories about the heartwarming yellow puppy, Biscuit, this edition includes a new cover and sticker sheet.
Everyone Poops
The bestselling potty-training classic is now in hardcover for a new generation.