The gothic novel

The Gothic novel was invented by Horace Walpole, and he wrote the first gothic novel, The castle of Otranto in the year 1764.
In my list I didn't include an ancient prophesy, visions, a woman threatend by a powerful male or metonomy of horror and gloom, wich now that I think about it are basic elements to make a horror movie interesting and scary.

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