Gothic

Gothic examples

• Thunder storms
• Paranormal activity
• Bats
• Long candles and holders
• Castles
• Blood
• Supernatural
• Roses
• Graves
• Vampires
• Crosses
• Amulet
• Nightmares
• Skulls
• Mystery
• Werewolf’s
• Chains
• Torture chamber
• Rain
• Night time
• Winding staircases
• Secret passages
• Death
• Spider webs
• Corpses
• Sleepy hollow

A lot of these themes and examples are used in both Frankenstein the novel and in Young Frankenstein the film. I think that the most important aspect of gothic films and novels, however, are the strange characters. Obviously, this could be apparent if the characters have some kind of mutation themselves, but also, anyone who's willing to live in a setting that has many of the above qualities must be strange.