In the midst of the global COVID pandemic, humanity is seeing a reevaluation of medical care, changing attitudes and actions regarding public health, an evolving concept of death and an increased liminal state that includes trauma and uncertainty. The role of fear in shaping actions and attitudes towards health is complicated, yet important. Dr. Laura Kremmel, assistant professor of humanities at South Dakota Mines, will show how the Gothic tradition reflects and articulates those fears by providing us with the language and imagery to express and explore the anxiety of multiple forms of undead and undeath unique to our current moment.