Index of Gothic Horror Tropes: Difference between revisions

Everything About Fiction You Never Wanted to Know.
← Older editNewer edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Gethbot (talk | contribs)
Bots
10,856 edits
m clean up
update links
Line 1: Line 1:
{{trope}}
{{trope}}
A list of tropes found within the [[Gothic Horror]] genre. While you don't need all of them to write a gothic horror novel, the more you have the better. [[Horror]] has some things that are universal to all genres of horror but not everything on that page is used in gothic horror.
A list of tropes found within the [[Gothic Horror]] genre. While you don't need all of them to write a gothic horror novel, the more you have the better. [[Horror]] has some things that are universal to all genres of horror but not everything on that page is used in gothic horror.


Other genres that might employ heavy use of these tropes:
Other genres that might employ heavy use of these tropes:
Line 8: Line 8:
* [[Gaslamp Fantasy]]
* [[Gaslamp Fantasy]]
* [[Fairy Tale]]
* [[Fairy Tale]]
* [[Gothic Punk]]
* [[Gothic Punk]]
* [[Mystery]] - depends on the subgenre
* [[Mystery]] - depends on the subgenre
* [[Punk Punk]]
* [[Punk Punk]]
* [[Romance Novel|Romance]] - depends on the subgenre
* [[Romance Novel|Romance]] - depends on the subgenre
* [[Steampunk]] - mostly the mad scientist tropes unless the author feels like leaning towards fantasy instead of scifi. If the latter is this case these tropes will be given priority over more stereotypical fantasy elements.
* [[Steampunk]] - mostly the mad scientist tropes unless the author feels like leaning towards fantasy instead of scifi. If the latter is this case these tropes will be given priority over more stereotypical fantasy elements.
* [[Supernatural Fiction]]
* [[Supernatural Fiction]]
* [[Urban Fantasy]]
* [[Urban Fantasy]]
* [[Vampire Fiction]]
* [[Vampire Fiction]]
* [[Weird West]]
* [[Weird West]]
* [[Werewolf Works]]
* [[Werewolf Works]]


Note:Zombies didn't start appearing until the 1920s, but many older creatures were absorbed into the zombie mythos. So use caution when adding zombie examples.
Note:Zombies didn't start appearing until the 1920s, but many older creatures were absorbed into the zombie mythos. So use caution when adding zombie examples.
----
----
== Public Domain Characters ==
== Public Domain Characters ==
* [[Archangel Gabriel]]
* [[Archangel Gabriel]]
* [[Carmilla]]
* [[Carmilla]]
* [[Dracula]]
* [[Dracula]]
* [[Faust]]
* [[Faust]]
* [[Frankenstein's Monster]]
* [[Frankenstein's Monster]]
* [[The Grim Reaper]]
* [[The Grim Reaper]]
* [[Headless Horseman]]
* [[Headless Horseman]]
* [[Jack the Ripper]]
* [[Jack the Ripper]]
* [[Mummy]]
* [[Mummy]]
* [[Satan]]
* [[Satan]]
* [[Sweeney Todd]]
* [[Sweeney Todd]]
* [[Wolf Man]]
* [[Wolf Man]]


== Characterization Tropes/Stock Characters ==
== Characterization Tropes/Stock Characters ==
* [[Byronic Hero]]
* [[Byronic Hero]]
* [[Corrupt Church]]
* [[Corrupt Church]]
* [[Dhampyr]]
* [[Dhampyr]]
* [[Evil Prince]]
* [[Evil Prince]]
* [[Evil Sorceror]]
* [[Evil Sorceror]]
* [[Femme Fatale]]
* [[Femme Fatale]]
* [[Grande Dame]]
* [[Grande Dame]]
* [[The Grotesque]]
* [[The Grotesque]]
* [[The Highwayman]]
* [[The Highwayman]]
* [[The Igor]]
* [[The Igor]]
* [[The Ingenue]]
* [[The Ingenue]]
Line 54: Line 54:
** [[Rags to Riches]]
** [[Rags to Riches]]
* [[Jekyll and Hyde]]
* [[Jekyll and Hyde]]
* [[Lesbian Vampire]]
* [[Lesbian Vampire]]
* [[Lunacy]]
* [[Lunacy]]
* [[Looks Like Orlok]]
* [[Looks Like Orlok]]
* [[Mad Scientist]]
* [[Mad Scientist]]
* [[Madwoman in the Attic]]
* [[Madwoman in the Attic]]
* [[Nun-Too-Holy]]
* [[Nun-Too-Holy]]
* [[Pirate]]
* [[Pirate]]
* [[Religion of Evil]]
* [[Religion of Evil]]
* [[Servile Snarker]]s
* [[Servile Snarker]]s
Line 68: Line 68:
* [[Undeathly Pallor]]
* [[Undeathly Pallor]]
* [[Woman Scorned]]
* [[Woman Scorned]]
* [[Wicked Witch]]
* [[Wicked Witch]]


== Cultural Tropes ==
== Cultural Tropes ==
* [[All Women Are Prudes]]/[[All Women Are Lustful]]
* [[All Women Are Prudes]]/[[All Women Are Lustful]]
* [[Arranged Marriage]]
* [[Arranged Marriage]]
* [[Brain Fever]]
* [[Brain Fever]]
* [[Death by Childbirth]]
* [[Death by Childbirth]]
* [[Gorgeous Period Dress]]
* [[Gorgeous Period Dress]]
* [[High-Class Glass]]
* [[High-Class Glass]]
* [[Of Corsets Sexy]]
* [[Of Corsets Sexy]]
* [[Opera Gloves]]
* [[Opera Gloves]]
* [[Parasol of Prettiness]]
* [[Parasol of Prettiness]]
* [[Parental Marriage Veto]]
* [[Parental Marriage Veto]]
* [[Romanticism]]
* [[Romanticism]]
* [[Romanticism Versus Enlightenment]]
* [[Romanticism Versus Enlightenment]]
* [[Royalty and Nobility Tropes]]
* [[Royalty and Nobility Tropes]]
* [[Victorian Novel Disease]]
* [[Victorian Novel Disease]]


== Fictional Species ==
== Fictional Species ==
* [[Our Angels Are Different|Angels]]
* [[Our Angels Are Different|Angels]]
* [[Our Banshees Are Louder|Banshees]]
* [[Our Banshees Are Louder|Banshees]]
* [[Our Demons Are Different|Demons]]
* [[Our Demons Are Different|Demons]]
* [[Our Dragons Are Different|Dragons]]
* [[Our Dragons Are Different|Dragons]]
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]s
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]s
* [[Fair Folk]]
* [[Fair Folk]]
* [[Our Gargoyles Rock|Gargoyles]]
* [[Our Gargoyles Rock|Gargoyles]]
* [[Our Ghosts Are Different|Ghosts]]
* [[Our Ghosts Are Different|Ghosts]]
* [[Our Ghouls Are Different|Ghouls]]
* [[Our Ghouls Are Different|Ghouls]]
* [[Our Gods Are Greater|Gods]]
* [[Our Gods Are Greater|Gods]]
* [[Hell Hound|Hellhounds]]
* [[Hell Hound|Hellhounds]]
* [[Necromancer]]s
* [[Necromancer]]s
* [[Our Zombies Are Different|Revenants]]
* [[Our Zombies Are Different|Revenants]]
* [[Dem Bones|Skeletons]]
* [[Dem Bones|Skeletons]]
* [[Horny Devils|Succubi]]
* [[Horny Devils|Succubi]]
* [[The Undead]]
* [[The Undead]]
* [[Our Vampires Are Different|Vampires]]
* [[Our Vampires Are Different|Vampires]]
* [[Our Werewolves Are Different|Werewolves]]
* [[Our Werewolves Are Different|Werewolves]]
* [[Ghost Lights|Will-O-Wisps]]
* [[Ghost Lights|Will-O-Wisps]]
* [[Witch Species|Witches]]
* [[Witch Species|Witches]]


== Location ==
== Location ==
* [[Ruritania]]
* [[Ruritania]]
* [[Southern Gothic]]
* [[Southern Gothic]]
* [[Uberwald]]
* [[Überwald]]


== Magic ==
== Magic ==
* [[Alchemy Is Magic]]
* [[Alchemy Is Magic]]
* [[Ars Goetia]]
* [[Ars Goetia]]
* [[Cold Flames]]
* [[Cold Flames]]
* [[Psychic Powers]]
* [[Psychic Powers]]


== Settings ==
== Settings ==
* [[Afterlife Express]]
* [[Afterlife Express]]
* [[Ancient Tomb]]
* [[Ancient Tomb]]
* [[Bedlam House]]
* [[Bedlam House]]
* [[Big Fancy House]]
* [[Big Fancy House]]
* [[Boarding School of Horrors]]
* [[Boarding School of Horrors]]
* [[Creepy Cathedral]]
* [[Creepy Cathedral]]
* [[Creepy Cemetery]]
* [[Creepy Cemetery]]
* [[Dances and Balls]]
* [[Dances and Balls]]
* [[Don't Go in The Woods]]
* [[Don't Go in The Woods]]
* [[Eldritch Location]]
* [[Eldritch Location]]
* [[Evil Tower of Ominousness]]
* [[Evil Tower of Ominousness]]
* [[Ghost Ship]]
* [[Ghost Ship]]
* [[Haunted Castle]]
* [[Haunted Castle]]
* [[Haunted House]]
* [[Haunted House]]
* [[It Was a Dark and Stormy Night]]
* [[It Was a Dark and Stormy Night]]
* [[Mad Scientist Laboratory]]
* [[Mad Scientist Laboratory]]
* [[Old Dark House]]
* [[Old Dark House]]
* [[You All Meet in An Inn]]
* [[You All Meet in An Inn]]


== Plot Elements ==
== Plot Elements ==
Line 150: Line 150:
** [[Scrapbook Story]]
** [[Scrapbook Story]]
* [[Based on a Dream]]
* [[Based on a Dream]]
* [[Bizarrchitecture]]
* [[Bizarrchitecture]]
* [[Blood Bath]]
* [[Blood Bath]]
* [[Burn the Witch]]
* [[Burn the Witch]]
Line 171: Line 171:
* [[Love At First Sight]]
* [[Love At First Sight]]
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]
* [[Malevolent Architecture]]
* [[Malevolent Architecture]]
* [[Melancholy Moon]]
* [[Melancholy Moon]]
* [[Not Quite Dead]]
* [[Not Quite Dead]]
* [[Ominous Fog]]
* [[Ominous Fog]]
* [[Psychological Horror]]
* [[Psychological Horror]]
* [[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil]]
* [[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil]]
Line 181: Line 181:
* [[Scarpia Ultimatum]]
* [[Scarpia Ultimatum]]
* [[Supernatural Aid]]
* [[Supernatural Aid]]
* [[A Storm Is Coming]]
* [[A Storm Is Coming]]
* [[Strapped to An Operating Table]]
* [[Strapped to An Operating Table]]
* [[Torches and Pitchforks]]
* [[Torches and Pitchforks]]
* [[The Tragic Rose]]
* [[The Tragic Rose]]
* [[Villainous Crush]]
* [[Villainous Crush]]
* [[Weird Moon]]
* [[Weird Moon]]


== Soundtrack/Music ==
== Soundtrack/Music ==
* [[For Doom the Bell Tolls]]
* [[For Doom the Bell Tolls]]
* [[Ominous Latin Chanting]]
* [[Ominous Latin Chanting]]
* [[Ominous Pipe Organ]]
* [[Ominous Pipe Organ]]


== Themes ==
== Themes ==
Line 204: Line 204:
== Time Period ==
== Time Period ==
* [[The Cavalier Years]] - the first gothic horror story came out towards the end of this era
* [[The Cavalier Years]] - the first gothic horror story came out towards the end of this era
* [[The Edwardian Era]] - the genre was on its death bed by then but there were still authors willing to write in it
* [[The Edwardian Era]] - the genre was on its death bed by then but there were still authors willing to write in it
* [[The Gay Nineties]]
* [[The Gay Nineties]]
* [[Middle Ages]] - used to be a popular setting for gothic fiction authors but nowadays is associated with [[Standard Fantasy Setting|"Tolkienesque"]] [[Medieval European Fantasy|elements]].
* [[Middle Ages]] - used to be a popular setting for gothic fiction authors but nowadays is associated with [[Standard Fantasy Setting|"Tolkienesque"]] [[Medieval European Fantasy|elements]].
* [[Regency England]]
* [[Regency England]]
* [[The Spanish Inquisition]]
* [[The Spanish Inquisition]]
Line 214: Line 214:
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Horror Tropes]]
[[Category:Horror Tropes]]
[[Category:Index of Gothic Horror Tropes]]
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]

Revision as of 16:54, 11 April 2017

A list of tropes found within the Gothic Horror genre. While you don't need all of them to write a gothic horror novel, the more you have the better. Horror has some things that are universal to all genres of horror but not everything on that page is used in gothic horror.

Other genres that might employ heavy use of these tropes:

Note:Zombies didn't start appearing until the 1920s, but many older creatures were absorbed into the zombie mythos. So use caution when adding zombie examples.

Public Domain Characters

Characterization Tropes/Stock Characters

Cultural Tropes

Fictional Species

Location

Magic

Settings

Plot Elements

Soundtrack/Music

Themes

Time Period

Retrieved from "https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Index_of_Gothic_Horror_Tropes?oldid=1514310"