Gothic Horror Conventions

The usual characteristics of a genre are called...

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Supernatural elements are a convention of Gothic horror.

A Gothic story might be set in a haunted forest.

A Gothic story will never include romance.

Closely inspect this image. Which element(s) conform to the Gothic horror genre? (Tick all that apply.)

Which types of weather might conform with Gothic horror? (Tick all that apply.)

"It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open."

Read the passage and identify which conventions of Gothic horror are present. (Tick all that apply.)

"For a moment I was as near to weeping tears of despair and fear, frustration and tension, as I had ever been since my childhood. But instead of crying I drummed my fists upon the floorboards, in a burst of violent rage, until they throbbed."

Read the passage and identify which conventions of Gothic horror are present. (Tick all that apply.)

The stairs creaked beneath the threadbare stair-carpet.

“Click-clacks,” said the boy, “are the best monsters ever.”

“Are they from television?”

“I don’t think so. I don’t think any people know where they come from. Mostly they come from the dark.”

“Good place for a monster to come.”

“Yes.”

We walked along the upper corridor in the shadows, walking from patch of moonlight to patch of moonlight. It really was a big house. I wished I had a flashlight.

This is an example of Gothic horror. Explain why.