Gothic was very popular in Great Britain. It came about when the French began there age of enlightenment. With gothic architecture came gothic literature. Gothic lit. had everything anyone could hope for from mystery murders to romance all in one book. Gothic novels also many times consisted of monsters like frankenstein and vampires and werewolves. I believe gothic novels lasted so long because of the mystery and wanting to be something more than yourself. Also people like the suspense and the idea of something different. It makes them curious about what will happen next. Example in Frankenstein "I then reflected, and the thought made me shiver, that the creature whom I had left in my apartment might still be there alive and walking about." and the description of Frankenstein. Here you can see that anything thing that even looked different was considered an abomination and it was given no chance to explain it self. You can hear the fear in Dr. Frankenstein's voice as he contemplates whether or not he should go back to his house. With words and descriptions like these its easy to see why Gothic literature is still popular. Another common example is the Twilight saga.
link: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/gothic-literature.html
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