I am writing an essay on this subject, one I intend to put on my website. Many years ago I came to the conclusion that I was throwing away my creative writing projects on boards like ATS. I was motivated by copyright/authorship issues plus my writing was disappearing into the black hole of old threads and posts after about a week.
With that said, I will be finishing the essay soon and will provide clues and hints until then. I will have this finished on the weekend, in time for Halloween, so not much longer to wait and I will put an outline here.
Here is another hint: What major events occurred in Europe around the time the classic Gothic Horror stories are based on that share the main story elements? These elements include evil rulers engaged in cruel and unnatural acts including torture, and endless wars, along with acts of God including pestilence, famine, and massive death.
ETA: Embarrassing how simple my idea is and likely well-studied if I did some deeper research.
With that said, I will be finishing the essay soon and will provide clues and hints until then. I will have this finished on the weekend, in time for Halloween, so not much longer to wait and I will put an outline here.
Here is another hint: What major events occurred in Europe around the time the classic Gothic Horror stories are based on that share the main story elements? These elements include evil rulers engaged in cruel and unnatural acts including torture, and endless wars, along with acts of God including pestilence, famine, and massive death.
ETA: Embarrassing how simple my idea is and likely well-studied if I did some deeper research.
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