Gothic Novel

The gothic novel was invented by Horace Walpole. He wrote "The castle of Otranto" in 1764. It's considerate the first gothic novel because it has all the elements of this genre. It was published in the same year it was written, in 1764. The elements of horror I hadn't in my list were suspens, visions, supernatural criatures, castles, trees without leaves, dark sky, kids, creepy laughs, surprises and anger