A list of tropes found within the
Gothic Horror genre. While you don't need all of them to write a gothic horror novel, the more you have the better.
Horror has some things that are universal to all genres of horror but not everything on that page is used in gothic horror.
Other genres that might employ heavy use of these tropes:
Note:Zombies didn't start appearing until the 1920s, but many older creatures were absorbed into the zombie mythos. So use caution when adding zombie examples.
Public Domain Characters
Characterization Tropes/Stock Characters
Cultural Tropes
Fictional Species
Location
Magic
Settings
Plot Elements
Soundtrack/Music
Themes
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