Horace Walpole
What was the first GN?
The Castle of Otranto
When was the first published?
In 1764
Which basic elements of horror didn't you include on your list?
1. Setting in a castle.
2. An ancient prophecy is connected with the castle or its inhabitants.
3. Omens, portents, visions.
4.Supernatural or otherwise inexplicable events.
5. High, even overwrought emotion.
6. Women in distress.
7. Women threatened by a powerful, impulsive, tyrannical male.
