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Gothic fiction, sometimes called Gothic horror in the 20th century, is a loose literary aesthetic of fear and haunting. The name is a reference to Gothic architecture of the European Middle Ages, which was characteristic of the settings of early Gothic novels. The first work to call itself Gothic was Horace Walpole's … See more
Gothic fiction is characterized by an environment of fear, the threat of supernatural events, and the intrusion of the past upon the present. Gothic fiction is distinguished from other forms of scary or supernatural … See more
Precursors
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 moreEducators 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 counterbalance produced by writers and thinkers who felt … See more
1. ^ "The Castle of Otranto: The creepy tale that launched gothic fiction". BBC. Retrieved 9 July 2017
2. ^ Birch, Dinah, ed. (2009). "Gothic fiction". The Oxford Companion to … See moreLiterary 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 Horror films, and Roger Corman See more• Works related to Gothic fiction at Wikisource
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