Typical gothic themes are the supernatural, science, revenge, religion, breaking societal norms and the battle between good and evil. This all adds to the sense of mystery and danger. But where there are also plenty of secrets with underground passages and hidden doors. Writers typically set their stories in abandoned or isolated locations like crumbling castles, windswept moors, places of decay and death. Night time settings appeal to reader’s instinctive fear of the dark - and under the cover of darkness things often aren’t quite as they seem. Expect wind, rain and thunderstorms and things that go bump in the night. There aren’t many tropical beaches in gothic fiction. So could you survive the dark world of a gothic novel?įirst up, you’ll need to wrap up warm. But there were stories with Gothic elements before and there have been plenty since. The gothic genre was really popular during the 1800s with Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights and Dracula. Gothic literature evokes an atmosphere of mystery, fear or terror.
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