A detective is sent to a strange city to investigate a crime that consumes him Apex
A story about a decaying mansion haunted by vengeful spirits and dark family secrets would be considered Gothic writing. The themes of death, decay, madness, and the macabre are often present in Gothic literature.
A family with a secret lives on a secluded island and is visited by a dark and questionable stranger. (apex)
There aren't any. Here's a couple of links to writing Gothic and Horror stories, though.
You can't be writing a story if you don't already have a story line!If you get a story from someone else, you'll be writing their story, not yours. Click on the link to see how writers get story ideas.
If you really felt like writing, you'd have a story idea. Click on the link to see how writers get story ideas.
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Read the story you will be writing about and take notes on symbols, irony, themes, or main ideas
This depends on the "gothic" outlook you are going for, magic to most is considered something odd or next to impossible---i.e. love at first sight, or a card trick. magick is considered to be part of the pagan religion such as Wicca.
"A Christmas Carol" can be considered a gothic story due to its themes of isolation, supernatural elements such as the ghosts, and the darkness surrounding the protagonist's transformation. The eerie and haunting tone, along with the emphasis on the supernatural and the portrayal of moral decay, contribute to its classification as a gothic tale.
One of the earliest known gothic stories is "The Castle of Otranto" written by Horace Walpole in 1764. It is often considered the first gothic novel, featuring elements like mysterious castles, supernatural occurrences, and intense emotions.
You start all stories the same way -- in the middle of the action. Here's a good link.
The title comes from the story -- finish the story first and you will find a good title from what you've written. Click the related link to learn how to tell if your writing is any good or not!
the first gothic noveln was the castle of otranto, so there you go your answer is compeltely irrelevant.... lol is isn't irrelevant you have just put the answere to the wrong Question . and i new the answer to the first gothic novel anyway but what is the story behind the writing of frankenstein?? because i can't see behind it. lol =)
Mary Shelley wrote the gothic novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus." It was first published in 1818 and is considered a seminal work of science fiction and horror literature.