DarklyBy: Leila Taylor A fascinating journey into the dark heart of the American gothic that analyzes its connections to race and racism in 21st century America Haunted houses, bitter revenants and muffled heartbeats under floorboardsthe American gothic is a macabre tale based on a true story. Part memoir and part cultural critique, Darkly explores American cultures inevitable gothicity in the traces left from chattel slavery. The persistence of white