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gothic horror

gothic horror noun: a storytelling genre defined by an atmosphere of dread, gloomy and isolated settings, and often a clash between the past and the present.

Noun

gothic horror (uncountable)

  1. A storytelling genre defined by an atmosphere of dread, gloomy and isolated settings, and often a clash between the past and the present.

Questions about gothic horror

What does gothic horror mean?
Gothic horror means a storytelling genre defined by an atmosphere of dread, gloomy and isolated settings, and often a clash between the past and the present.
What part of speech is gothic horror?
Gothic horror is a noun.

Words near gothic horror in the dictionary

  1. Gothic arch
  2. Gothic arches
  3. Gothic double
  4. Gothic doubles
  5. gothic fiction
  6. gothic horror
  7. Gothic Lolita
  8. gothic metal
  9. gothic rock
  10. gothically
  11. Gothicise

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