THE GOTHIC NOVEL (the first horror)

* Who invented the G.N.?
Horace Walpole invented the G.N.

* What was the first G.N.?
The first G.N. was The Castle of Otranto

* When was it first published?
The first G.N. was published in 1764.

* Wich basic elements of horror didn't you include on your list?
1. Setting in a castle
7. Women in distress.
8. Women threatened by a powerful, impulsive, tyrannical male.