# Leila Taylor

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Why The Gothic Keeps Gaslighting Us

Our culture is going through a Gothic Revival -- partly thanks to the influence of Tim Burton. Gothic literature may have thrived in the 19th century (and my high school English class) but a lot of contemporary writers are returning to the tradition, creating stories that reimagine the past or look…

E69: Chills and Thrills

Ethan, Anne, and Alina discuss books for the Halloween season. Books discussed: Pay the Piper by George A. Romero & Daniel Kraus A Dowry of Blood by S. T. Gibson The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters Other books mentioned: Darkly: Black History and America's Gothic Soul by Leila Taylor, The…

Ep 414 - Book Buying vs Book Reading - Different Hobbies!

Brea and Mallory discuss how book buying and book reading are different hobbies. Plus, they try a reader color quiz, and recommend queer romantasy. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com.  Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store Sponsors - ZocDoc www.zocdoc.com/GLASSES StoryWorth ww…

Captain America: Brave New World (2025)

The role has changed hands, but the responsibility remains. When a politician who has been anti-Avengers flips his views... He is met with considerable skepticism. He must earn the trust of those who he is destined to protect? Is that possible, or is it too little, too late? Let's find out.  Origi…

Hauntings, Horror and Home - Leila Taylor

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Why do some buildings feel unnerving, unsettling or just somehow wrong? Is it the location, the design, the geometry, or are there other forces at work? Why are we spooked by a house that doesn't feel like a home? What do the conventions and tropes of horror fiction and horror films reveal about ou…

Scare Stories

This week, Lily Herd introduces us to the concept of Fascist Yoga; and Mark Storey on America’s ghosts. ‘Sick Houses: Haunted Homes and the Architecture of Dread’, by Leila Taylor ‘Haunted States: An American Gothic Guidebook’, by Miranda Corcoran Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See …

Ep 447 - Queernorm Books and How to Schedule Library Holds!

Brea and Mallory tick off the first box on the 2026 Reading Glasses Challenge: read a queernorm book! Plus they give advice on scheduling library holds, and recommend queer hockey books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glas…

3: 'Grave Dirt & Mud Pies' - Leila Taylor

Grave dirt makes the best mud pies… Leila Taylor, writer, designer, cultural critic and Creative Director of Brooklyn Public Library, joins Joanna Ebenstein for a rich, wide-ranging conversation about the Gothic as both a cultural form and a lived sensibility—one that moves through memory, histor…

Sick Houses and America's Gothic Soul with Leila Taylor

On this week's episode, Bridget Marquardt sits down with writer, speaker, and gothic scholar Leila Taylor for a fascinating conversation about haunted houses, paranormal experiences, horror films, death rituals, and the eerie connection between architecture and fear. Leila shares stories about Lily…

Claire Connolly right in the middle of things for Lincoln-Way East volleyball’s sweep of Joliet West

Claire Connolly and fellow middle Leila Taylor helped East (7-3) control that position en route to a 25-18, 29-27 nonconference victory over the Tigers (10-2).