The bleak and stormy landscape was the perfect location for a Gothic drama of obsession and violence. An isolated location is a hallmark of Gothic literature. Think of Dracula’s foreboding ...

Luckily for fans of the genre, some of the most famous Gothic works were inspired by real locations around the UK. Haworth was the home of the famous Brontë Sisters. The parsonage that was their ...

The Castle of Otranto introduced Gothic themes, locations and characters such as supernatural beings, an unfamiliar location, a dark and isolated castle and an innocent young woman fleeing from an ...