Gothic vocabulary bank

Extend the vocabulary of your English students with this list of Gothic words. It’s ideal as a creative writing prompt to help students when writing atmospheric gothic stories, and can also support with choosing more engaging synonyms for creative writing tasks.

The vocabulary list is sorted into eight handy categories, for example, 'words to describe characters' and 'words to create atmosphere'. 

If you are exploring the gothic genre, you might also like our KS3 Gothic teaching pack, which features a range of gothic literature and gothic writing activities.