Gothic horror is characterized by its dark and gloomy atmosphere, supernatural elements, and isolated settings. Happy endings are not typically found in this genre.

Horace Walpole is credited with writing the first Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto, in 1764.

Northanger Abbey is a Gothic novel by Jane Austen that features a young woman named Catherine Morland who is sent to a mysterious abbey.

Count Dracula is the name of the vampire in Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Frankenstein is a Gothic novel by Mary Shelley that features a mad scientist who creates a monster from body parts.

The narrator is the protagonist in Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart.

Dracula is a Gothic novel by Bram Stoker that features a young woman named Lucy Westenra who is attacked by a vampire.

Emily St. Aubert is the protagonist in Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho.

The Fall of the House of Usher is a Gothic novel by Edgar Allan Poe that features a young man named Roderick Usher who lives in a decaying mansion with his sister.

Adam Salton is the protagonist in Bram Stoker's The Lair of the White Worm.

Dracula is a Gothic novel by Bram Stoker that features a young woman named Mina Harker who is pursued by Dracula.

Victor Frankenstein is the protagonist in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

William Wilson is a Gothic novel by Edgar Allan Poe that features a young man named William Wilson who is haunted by his doppelganger.

Ellena di Rosalba is the protagonist in Ann Radcliffe's The Italian.

The Castle of Otranto is a Gothic novel by Horace Walpole that features a young woman named Clara Reeve who is held captive in a castle by a villainous monk.