The Gothic novels were apt to depict the supernatural phenomena and portray the conflicts between Good and Evil in a terrible and erotic ways, hence the title of Dark Romanism.

• 此类小说中擅长描写超自然现象，以及使用恐怖和离奇怪诞的写作风格来描述善恶之间的争斗，因此又被称作黑色浪漫主义。