Latin American Gothic is a subgenre of Gothic fiction that draws on Gothic themes and aesthetics and adapts them to the political and geographical specificities of Latin America. While its origins can be traced back to 20th century Latin American literature and cinema, it was in the first decades of the 21st century that it gained particular relevance as a literary current.
Juan Manuel Blanes, An episode of Yellow Fever in Buenos Aires (1871), oil on canvas, National Museum of Visual Arts (Uruguay).
Mariana Enríquez at the Buenos Aires International Book Fair (2022).
The Colombian filmmaker Carlos Mayolo defined his aesthetics as "Tropical Gothic".
Mariana Enríquez is an Argentine journalist, novelist, and short story writer. She is a part of the group of writers known as "new Argentine narrative". Her short stories fall within the horror and gothic genres, and have been published in international magazines such as Granta, Electric Literature, Asymptote, McSweeney's, Virginia Quarterly Review and The New Yorker.
Enríquez in 2019