Roger Luckhurst

Roger Luckhurst is Geoffrey Tillotson Chair of 19th-Century Studies at Birkbeck University of London. His books include Gothic: An Illustrated History (Thames and Hudson, 2021)

A black and white photo of the American actress Janet Leigh, with a shadow of a chair on the wall behind her. She is looking forwards and screaming in shock.

Ninety years of horror: nine films that reflect society’s changing anxieties. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.