London Uncanny

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Exploring the eerie and macabre aspects of London, this work delves into the city's rich tapestry of Gothic literature and its dark history. Clive Bloom intertwines real figures and events, such as Jack the Ripper and Aleister Crowley, with fictional characters like Sweeney Todd and those from Neil Gaiman's works. The narrative presents London as a haunting space where reality and fantasy collide, revealing a metropolis defined by murder, vice, and the supernatural, ultimately crafting a unique vision of a city steeped in both wonder and madness.