What de nes Scottish Gothic, speci cally, what separates it from traditional Gothic ction yet keeps it in that mould?

The landscape, the history and the people play a part, but there is also a 'certain something', often elusive. Scottish authors are close to the source, familiar with cultural and linguistic peculiarities, and write with authenticity, but sometimes it is non-Scottish authors, looking in, who capture an essence so familiar to native Scots that is often overlooked.

This book is for all lovers of Gothic fiction; readers, writers and those in between. It is also for those who know little but want to nd out more. It is for those who are not scared to delve into the darker parts of life, history and human nature. They who are unafraid of dark woods, deserted glens, strange islands, and the supernatural beings lurking there.