Gothic Conventions

3. The tension that keeps readers anxious about what will happen next
4. A state of being physically or emotionally cut off from others
5. The absence of light, commonly used to create fear and uncertainty
8. The infamous vampire Count who travels from Eastern Europe to England
11. A frightening or unnatural being that challenges what is considered human
12. A large, ancient building often associated with Gothic mystery
13. The terrifying creature in Conan Doyle’s moorland mystery
15. The Eastern European region where a famous vampire originates

1. Mary Shelley’s novel about a scientist who creates life
2. A key Gothic theme involving anxiety about outsiders or invasion
6. Events that cannot be explained by natural laws
7. The study of the natural world and how things work, often shown as powerful or dangerous in Gothic fiction
9. Extreme fear or suspicion, often irrational
10. The time and place in which a story is located
14. The use of electricity in experiments, linked to 19th-century scientific discovery