Gothic Vocabulary

4. ugly or comically distorted figure, creature, or image
8. someone telling a story that is mentally unstable, immature, or can't be trusted
10. appearance of a ghost, cannot be explained by scientific laws and is thought to involve strange, unknown forces
11. strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way
15. not discovered or known about; uncertain
16. a women who needs saving
18. experienced when overwhelming pain and terror lead to a sort of delight
20. some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature.
21. experiencing the scary/fearful event or thing

1. someone telling a story that can be trusted
2. from the romantics using darkness/evil
3. sensational dramatic piece with exaggerated characters and exciting events intended to appeal to the emotions
5. evil misfortune or harm done by ones ancestors
6. isolated from a group or an activity to which one should belong or in which one should be involved.
7. exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way
9. state of being seriously mentally ill; madness
12. event regarded as a portent of good or evil.
13. imaginary creature that is typically large, ugly, and frightening
14. central character in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes
17. negative emotion; feeling of unease or uncomfortableness
19. anticipation for a scary/fearful event or thing