She walks along Main Street, and shouts, but nobody answers, all avoid her gaze. What is the shame hidden within the townsfolk? Lost Voice She slithered down the filthy hill, scattering crushed cans and discarded ribs. She had lost her patience at last, the adrenaline of youth propelling her downwards. She had just woken up and stretched her ebony limbs. …
Charles Brockden Brown: First American Gothic
Brockden Brown was the first authentic American voice, exploring the uniquely gothic fears of the supernatural in early, independent America.