Gothic Literature is Dead...Like Rock and Roll.

Look at the title. These are two things that I love but where the hell have they gone in this modern age? They say that rock and roll died and we are only seeing parodies of the golden age of rock. I believe (sadly) that this is true for gothic literature also.
I typed in 'Modern Gothic Literature' into google and came across a thread for people that were arguing whether the pure gothic existed nowdays. I agreed with what they all said...it was gone, we are only seeing copies of true gothic literature. Here is a comment.

Person: "No, there really is no real modern Gothic literature in the true sense; although I have written in that genre, I've also discovered there is no market for writing Gothic fiction in the tradition of say, Poe, or Ambrose Bierce. No one wants that anymore, they want Poppy Z. Brite or Anne Rice (who isn't really "Gothic" per se)."

Instead of the pure gothic a lot of writers that enjoy the genre have to adapt to the demands of the public. Creatures that have been used in gothic literature have been adopted by other people and have even crossed genres. The so called dark side has expanded and can now be explored not only in books and the theatre but in music and film.
But even though the pure gothic is gone, it still holds it's undying influence on popular culture and will never go away. Small blog post but this is what I'm up to at the moment.

Over and Out.
ED.