Sample Sentences forGothic fiction (editor-reviewed)
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The horror genre evolved from gothic fiction.Gothic fiction = dark, suspenseful stories that often include mystery or the supernatural
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a classic Gothic novel, featuring dark settings, supernatural elements, and psychological terror.Gothic novel = a dark, suspenseful story that often includes mystery or the supernatural
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Edgar Allan Poe was a Gothic writer.Gothic writer = a writer of dark, suspenseful stories that often include mystery or the supernatural
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The teacher asked us to compare a Gothic novel with a modern horror book and explain how each creates fear in the reader.Gothic novel = a dark, suspenseful story that often includes mystery or the supernatural
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Oh, honestly, this is the worst attempt at a gothic novel I've ever read.† (source)
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This book, he began to understand, was a gothic novel, and thus was more dependent on plot than on situation.† (source)
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