Gothic fiction is characterized by an environment of fear, the threat of supernatural events, and the intrusion … See more

The components that would eventually combine into Gothic literature had a rich history by the time Walpole presented a fictitious medieval manuscript in The Castle of Otranto in 1764.
The plays of … See more

Literary Gothic themes have been translated into other media.
There was a notable revival in 20th-century Gothic horror cinema, such as the classic Universal monsters films of the 1930s, Hammer H… See more

Educators in literary, cultural, and architectural studies appreciate the Gothic as an area that facilitates investigation of the beginnings of scientific certainty. As Carol Senf has stated, "the Gothic was... a counterbal… See more

• Aestheticism
• American Gothic fiction
• Decadent Movement
• Dark fantasy
• Eighteenth-century Gothic novel… See more

1. ^ "The Castle of Otranto: The creepy tale that launched gothic fiction". BBC News. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
2. ^ Birch, Dinah, ed. (2009). "Gothic fiction". The Oxford Companion to English Literature (… See more

• Works related to Gothic fiction at Wikisource
• Gothic Fiction at the British Library
• Key motifs in Gothic Fiction – a British Library film… See more