Conventions of Gothic Genre
a foreign location
a dark and ominous castle
Naïve young woman fleeing from an evil, lustful man
The 'explained supernatural'
where terrifying, supernatural incidents
have a logical explanation
The 'female Gothic'
female author of a Gothic novel
lone male, exiled and an outsider
The 'male Gothic'
male author of a Gothic novel
Byronic hero
a young man that regrets committing terrible things in the past.
Horror of raising the dead
creature created from separate body parts is brought to life
Satire of gothic
characters face phycological terror - "terror of the soul"
Female Gothic
Women are trapped in a domestic space and dominated by men
Stories told within a story
trynnical 'villain'
imposing building in which most of the story is set
Double Gothic Theme
contrast between good and evil in people and places
incest, violence, and woman objectification of women