"a cyberspace dominated by brooding towers of power... haunted by inhumane tyrants, imprisoned innocents, and ancient secrets."—bryan alexander

"a cyberspace dominated by brooding towers of power... haunted by inhumane tyrants, imprisoned innocents, and ancient secrets."

in 'cybergothic: the uncanny acculturation of the internet' (2000), bryan alexander discusses how the gothic helps us make sense of a networked reality.