KnowraThe Castle of OtrantoLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to The Castle of Otranto, each with the reason it gives.All 7Broader topic 6Related 1Gothic fictionBroader topic: Walpole presented it as an early model of the Gothic novel.Horror fictionBroader topic: Its supernatural events and ancestral castle helped launch Gothic fiction.Supernatural fictionBroader topic: Walpole’s novel helped establish supernatural events as engines of Gothic plot.Horace WalpoleBroader topic: This novel launched Walpole’s experiment with supernatural terror and medieval settings.Fantastic literatureBroader topic: Its supernatural incidents helped establish a literary tradition from which fantastic writing developed.UndeadRelated: Its supernatural atmosphere helped establish literary conventions that later accommodated undead figures.Horror and terrorBroader topic: Its supernatural incidents make threats appear directly within an early Gothic setting.