THE GOTHIC NOVEL

Who invented the G.N?
The gothic novel was invented almost single-handedly by Horace Walpole, whose The Castle of Otranto (1764) contains essentially all the elements that constitute the genre.
Who was the first G.N?
The castle of  Otranto
When was it first published?
1764
Which basic elements of  horror didn't you include on your list?
Gothic elements:

• Mystery
• Fear, Terror, or Sorrow
• Surprise
• Haste
• Anger
• Largeness
• Darknes

Elements of romance:

• Powerful love
• Uncertainty of reciprocation
• Unreturned love
• Tension between true love and father's control
• Lovers parted
• Illicit love or lust threatens the virtuous one
• Rival lovers or multiple suitors

My list:

• Gun
• Sword
• Woods (forest)
• Scarecrows
• Candles
• Thunder
• Horses
• Terrorific sounds
• Screams
• Smoke
• A witch (bewitch)
• Evil pictures (evil eye)
• Cauldron
• Murder (assassin)
• Decapitate
• Tomb (grave)
• Curse
• Killer
• Slain
• Cast a spell
• Scares
• Nightmare
• Shadow
• Trees
• Cementry
• Headless horseman
• Farewell (bye bye)