Acknowledgments Preface A Brief Biography of Caitlín R. Kiernan Introduction One. The Call of the Sí: Irish Supernatural Literature and Folklore in the Fiction of Caitlín R. Kiernan Two. Kiernan Echoes the Literary Decadence Three. The Figure of the Gothic Body Four. The Folklore of Awe and Terror Five. "Warnings to the Curious": Kiernan's Science and Mystery Stories Six. Haunted Perceptions: Fear and Trembling in Kiernan's Fiction Seven. Spectral Confessions: The Red Tree and The Drowning Girl: A Memoir Eight. Dark Futures: Surveying Kiernan's Science Fiction Nine. Retruthing Steampunk: Kiernan Rewrites American West Steampunk Conclusion: Caitlín R. Kiernan's Modern Dark Fiction Chapter Notes Bibliography Index