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26 Mar, 11 tweets, 4 min read

Time once again for my occasional series "Women with great hair fleeing gothic houses!"

Today it's a 1975 special - a vintage gothic year...

Stan Lee presents... Gothic Tales Of Love (1975). These editions go for £200 now!

"Wine is the mirror of the heart."

Flames Over The Castle, by Diane Lapoint. Ace Gothic, 1975.

I'd love a gothic theme park. But what would we call the rides?

The Ides Of November, by Florence Stevenson. Signet Books, 1975.

I love a winter gothic cover: stark contrasts!

The Severing Line by Sara Cardiff. Fawcett Crest, 1975.

A lady never runs…

Nightmare House, by Ethel Bowyer Martin. Ace Gothic, 1975.

Excellent font: There Was A Witness, by Elizabeth Salter. ace Gothic, 1975.

This is part of the Ace Oval range, when they tried to standardise their cover design.

Masquerade Of Evil, by Eva Zumwalt. Ace Gothic, 1975.

#hairgoals...

The Unlamented, by Dorothy Daniels. Pocket Books, 1975.

Now THAT is a gothic romance title!

Dark Towers Of Fog Island by Marilyn Ross. Popular Library, 1975.

More gothic fleeing another time. Wrap up warm now...

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