gothic tale
C677
concept
A gothic tale is a narrative that blends horror, mystery, and romanticism within dark, often supernatural settings to explore fear, transgression, and the uncanny.
All labels observed (26)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gothic novel | 36 |
| Gothic fiction work | 15 |
| ghost story | 14 |
| fiction genre | 9 |
| Gothic fiction | 6 |
| gothic film | 5 |
| gothic horror novel | 5 |
| Gothic tale | 3 |
| romantic horror film | 3 |
| Gothic horror novel | 2 |
| Gothic melodrama | 2 |
| gothic romance film | 2 |
| subgenre of Gothic fiction | 2 |
| Gothic drama | 1 |
| Gothic fiction subgenre | 1 |
| Gothic horror work | 1 |
| Gothic poem | 1 |
| Gothic romance | 1 |
| Gothic verse drama | 1 |
| Gothic work | 1 |
| castle ghost story | 1 |
| gothic drama film | 1 |
| gothic fantasy film | 1 |
| gothic horror story | 1 |
| gothic tale canonical | 1 |
| gothic thriller novel | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: gothic tale
Generated description
A gothic tale is a narrative that blends horror, mystery, and romanticism within dark, often supernatural settings to explore fear, transgression, and the uncanny.
Instances (111)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| The Champion of Virtue | Gothic novel |
| Gothic literature | fiction genre |
| Thriller | fiction genre |
| The Familiar | ghost story |
| Mr. Justice Harbottle | Gothic fiction |
| The Mezzotint | ghost story |
| Casting the Runes | ghost story |
| Robin Hood novels | fiction genre |
| Contemporary Western | fiction genre |
| The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner | Gothic novel |
| The Phantom Rickshaw | ghost story |