When someone says Gothic horror my mind instantly wonders to the likes of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Actors such as Boris Karloff I've never been so excited to do my research as these are things i would look into in my spare time let alone for a project! So what is Gothic Horror and where does it all start?
Gothic horror formula
Take a Dark and creepy location - Old castle, rotting house etc
Add a theme- Vampires, death, depression, Tragic romance
throw in a mysterious atmosphere
and lots of metaphors! 'The wind howled'
Where did Gothic Horror begin?
It all began in literature, it is thought to be originally invented by author Horace Wapole in 1764 but didn't really become popular until the Victorian period.
The most common Gothic horror stories
Dracula
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Frankenstein
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