Gothic fiction (Literary genre)
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Scope of this subject
Here are entered works on the genre of fiction that combines elements of both horror and romance, featuring psychological and physical terror, the supernatural, castles or monasteries, ghosts, darkness, gloom and doom, etc., usually in a medieval setting. Works on the literary movement that spawned this genre are entered under [Gothic revival (Literature).] Works on literature written in the Gothic language are entered under [Gothic literature.]
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Names and connections
Gothic horror tales (Literary genre); Gothic novels (Literary genre); Gothic romances (Literary genre); Gothic tales (Literary genre); Romances, Gothic (Literary genre)
- Broader: Detective and mystery stories
- Broader: Horror tales
- Broader: Suspense fiction
- Narrower: Penny dreadfuls
Up to 40 narrower headings are shown. Full Library of Congress authority record
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Numeric address and provenance
Morton address: 14432985974965674532 · morton4x16-v1
Coordinates: (0, 478, 49105, 53248). The address interleaves categorical identifier bits. Nearby addresses are not guaranteed to describe semantically similar subjects.
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