Category: Gothic Fiction

In Gothic literature, novels use a wide range of themes that center around gothic elements. Beginning in the early eighteenth century, these elements began a new genre that incorporated the ideas of the supernatural, horror, and dark events and sceneries. Horace Walpoles novel The Castle of Ontranto is regarded as the beginning of Gothic literature.…

Gothic literature is a popular genre that dominated Western literature throughout the 19th century and still endures today due to its grotesque yet gripping allure. From the looming image of Frankensteins monster to the macabre tales of Edgar Allan Poe, images of the gothic genre have permeated Western literature and popular culture. Explore the morbid,…

Ever read a strange book or watch a scary film, and feel the hairs on your arms stand on end? Ever get the chills encountering a creepy story, or have a hard-to-pin-down, icky feeling while standing in a cemetery or house that feels haunted? Have you ever had a funny feeling, but cant quite put…

The Gothic fiction, however, enjoyed its heyday from 1762 to 1820 and influenced and inspired the sensational writers of the late nineteenth century. Certain merits of the Gothic fiction have been recognised by the Freudian psychologists. Herbert Read in his book Surrealism remarks: It is possible that Monk Lewis, Maturin and Mrs. Radcliffe should relatively…

Another theme that is used in the Fall of the House of Usher is the fact that madness is a major factor in the story of the Ushers. Many of Poes stories deal with the mental struggle-taking place inside someone and how that is affecting the others. In the Fall of the house of Usher…

In literature, horror fiction aims to stir fear within readers. Horror itself has many sub-genres, the style of gothic being one of the more common ones. Gothic literature effortlessly blends horror with aspects of romance. Although, the romance in gothic literature hinges on sensibility with a far more dreadful path. Anne Rice successfully indicated horror…

The style of writing found in Gothic literature was used by many writers in the early 1800 and 1900s and can still be found in writing today. Within Crimson Peak by Guillermo del Toro and Death in the Woods by Sherwood Anderson, the theme of Isolation can be identified. Within Crimson Peak by Guillermo del…

The Fall of the House of Usher has strong literary elements that make it align with the more Gothic style writing that once came from romanticism. Gothic literature is a certain writing style that is mainly defined by its use of death, fear, horror, gloom and while using more romantic features like very high and…

Physical Setting Conrad was deeply fascinated by the circumstances that established men’s perseverance and were fascinated by physical realism. This curiosity propelled him into realities that he presented in romantic charm and ‘ adventurous exaltation’ in the novella. The very opening line of the novella, The sea-reach of the Thames stretched before us like the…

The literary term Gothic incorporates a number of sub-genres under it. Gothic Film forms one of the significant genres. Heidi Kaye in Gothic Film writes  Gothic, as a genre born in darkness, has a natural affinity with the cinema1. A film as a visual medium serves as a great spectacle for the audience to…