Gothic horror has roots in literary works that existed long before cinema was created. Pioneered by Horace Walpole with his 1764 novel The Castle of Otranto, it is the daddy of all horror. Like its early Gothic fiction predecessors, gothic horror is rich in atmosphere, metaphors, and symbolism. Whether supernatural or exclusively psychological, these stories tend to unsettle the viewers with a pervasive sense of dread and unease, and always explore profound themes.

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