![]() ![]() I’ve been a huge fan of gothic horror ever since I was a kid, and growing up, Lucy from Dracula and Bertha from Jane Eyre were two characters that I always wanted to know more about. “ Reluctant Immortals is about the untold story of two of gothic literature’s forgotten female characters, specifically Lucy Westenra, the tragic victim from Dracula, and Bertha Antoinetta Mason, the so-called madwoman in the attic from Jane Eyre. Q: What inspired your Bram Stoker Award nominated book? Monster Complex uses Amazon affiliate links. More great horror fiction articles on Monster Complex Interview with Gwendolyn Kiste on RELUCTANT IMMORTALS She joins Monster Complex for an exclusive interview about her novel Reluctant Immortals, explaining its fun (and somewhat surprising) historical literary context, reveals what inspires her unique angle for horror fiction, and tells us her favorite things about horror stories. ![]() Gwendolyn Kiste is the multiple-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author who is now up for another Bram Stoker Award-in the category of Superior Achievement in a Novel in horror fiction for Reluctant Immortals. “I thought it would be so exciting to see what these two overlooked female characters would have to say in a world where they finally had a chance to tell their side of things.” The horror author talks about revisiting two of gothic literature’s forgotten female characters. ![]()
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