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Gothic literature is a genre that emerged as one of the eeriest forms of Dark Romanticism in the late 1700s, a literary genre that emerged as a part of the larger Romanticism movement. Dark Romanticism is characterized by expressions of terror, gruesome narratives, supernatural elements, and dark, picturesque scenery. Gothic fiction, sometimes called Gothic horror in the 20th century, is a genre of literature and film that covers horror, death and at times romance. It is said to derive from the English author Horace Walpole's 1764 novel The Castle of Otranto, later subtitled "A Gothic Story".
Gothic elements include the following:
- Setting in a castle
- An atmosphere of mystery and suspense
- An ancient prophecy is connected with the castle or its inhabitants (either former or present)
- Omens, portents, visions
- Supernatural or otherwise inexplicable events
- High, even overwrought emotion
- Women in distress etc.
This genre is dark, eerie, and mysterious, often containing elements of terror, horror, and the macabre and the bizarre. Common themes and motifs of the Gothic include power, confinement, and isolation.
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