Gothic, by definition, is a reflection of the popular principles and styles of Medieval Europe. The Gothic style was most popular at this time; it was popular before the enlightenment in which people were turning away from dark Gothic structures and moving towards being able to have opinions, balance, and truth. Gothic culture promotes a sense of unbalance, it fully allows for fantasy to cloud reality. Ghosts, haunted houses, darkness, and fiction are inherently Gothic. Books such as The House Next Door, by Anne Siddons, play with Gothic ideals especially in its depiction of architecture. In this novel, there are many references to the architecture and that although the structure in question is beautiful, it is also dark, fantastical, and ultimately
