The Gothic novel or The Gothic romance, is a type of prose fiction which was inaugurated by Horace Walpole’s “The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story” (1764) and flourished through the early nineteenth century. The Gothic novel creates an effect of horror, terror, fear, suspense, mystery, supernatural, superstition, etc. The Gothic elements play a significant role not only in English Literature but also in other Literature. This Book is an attempt to analyze the