Gothic Literature
What type of settings do Gothic Literature stories typically have?
Decayed castles and haunted houses
Who is a writer that influenced Lovecraft to want to become an author?
Edgar Allan Poe
Explain:
And at last I resolved to scale that tower, fall though I might; since it were better to glimpse the sky and perish, than to live without ever beholding day.
He would rather die trying to escape the castle than be stuck there forever without glimpsing daylight.
Putrid
Gross, disgusting, foul smell
Finish the Title: ______ and the Giant Peach
James
What type of plot do Gothic literature stories usually have?
Supernatural elements and suspense.
When Lovecraft first started writing, why were people no longer scared of certain horror works?
World War I
Who were the only alive things the narrator can recall except himself?
Rats, bats, spiders
Uncanny
Strange
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Name 2 of the 3 supernatural beings and monsters found in gothic literature
ghosts, witches, vampires
Instead of "recognizable monsters," Lovecraft's horror stories focused on ________.
The unknown
Explain: I know that the light is not for me.
He belongs in the dark- with the night creatures
Moat
Body of water (around the castle)
What color is Sonic the Hedgehog?
Blue
Gothic genre combines horror and __________.
Romanticism
In what state was Lovecraft born?
Rhode Island
Explain: This I have known ever since I stretched out my fingers to the abomination within that great gilded frame; stretched out my fingers and touched a cold and unyielding surface of polished glass
Narrator looked in the mirror and touched it.
Pinnacle
Top
Who will be performing at the 2025 Super Bowl?
Kendrick Lamar
Why did Gothic literature become popular in the late 1800's?
Popularity of science, religion, and industry
What new terror did Lovecraft want to write about?
Rapid scientific progress
Now I ride with the mocking and friendly ghouls on the night-wind.
He flies around with the ghosts or hangs out with the "other wordly"
Accessible
Easily approached
What is a Heisman Trophy?
Trophy given to the best college football player