What are the characteristics of Gothic novels? Say a few representatives.

Gothic novel belongs to English literature school and is a thrilling mystery novel in western popular literature. It is generally believed that it was formed by Horace Walpole and Autran Tubao. Gothic novels can be said to be the originator of horror movies. More importantly, it makes us habitually associate Goth with today's darkness and terror. The remarkable elements of Gothic novels include horror, mystery, supernatural, bad luck, death, decadence, haunted old houses, madness, family curse and so on.

Allard Cliff's mystery of Adolf, Louis's monk and, of course, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. These works are devoted to dealing with cruel passion and supernatural horror themes, and the background of novels is usually set in desolate castles or secluded monasteries. The protagonist (usually young boys and girls) is trapped in irresistible evil sexual desire, and the abuser (usually positive) begins an encounter that ends in death ... The relationship between lust and gender contained in these novels is strangely entangled in the wrestling between the holy and the devil; Extreme erotic climax comes from the moment of disillusionment (that is, the "completion" of the ceremony). The religious system symbolizing patriarchy and the dark (negative) forces trying to surpass it, in a certain unspeakable level, actually share the pleasure mode of "love mating to death" in a cool way. In the contemporary horror fiction camp, such as anne rice's Chronicle of Vampires, it reveals the complex interaction between homosexual desire and paternal mechanism. Many Gothic novelists emerged in this period. They not only showed the dark side of human beings, but also challenged the orthodox thinking mode of society at that time. They were a mixture of horror and mystery. The typical characters in Gothic novels are vampires, such as brian stock's Dracula, which are all classics and have Gothic spirit.

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