* "Gothic" 1) Of or in a style of building common in Western Europe between the 12th and 16'h centuries, with pointed arches, tall pillars, and tall thin pointed windows often with colored glass in them: Notre Dame in Paris is a Gothic Cathedral. 2) Of or like a style of writing popular in the 18'h century which produced stories set in lonely frightening places: Gothic novels? Gothic horror films, with ruined castles, haunted graveyards, and eerie noises. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.

* "Gothic Film" "The genre of Gothic horror film has existed almost as long as the cinema itself, and it has always fascinated people. As the definition above suggests, the word can be loosely used to define any horror story with suitable settings, but such themes as disturbed dreams, desperate, undying love and melancholic romanticism of death are also usually important in Gothic cinema" Antti Nayha

* The first gothic inspired horror film was produced in the early twentieth century in France by George Melies, titled Le Manoir Du Diabel. This genre is most easily recognized in the films Draculd and Frankenstein; because of the popularity of these movies they have been reproduced over the years. Other films that contain strong elements of Gothicism are Tim Burton's Batman series.