02-07-2009, 09:23 PM
I currently live in Vermont so I certainly know exactly what others mean about the haunted eerie vibe of the countryside (and towns!) here. There are actually many books written about the folklore, legends and hauntings in Vermont. I have read all of them, they're a awesome read.
It has a certain ambience, quality......hard to put into words exactly.
I see someone else mentioned New Hope PA! I lived there 3 years and adored the whold area! Now that is a very electric haunted area. You feel it in your bones and in the very air. 1,000's of ghost stories as well!
Some great settings for gothic novels would be Italy as well. The very early Gothic literature, many of them were set in the mountains and passes of Italy for fantastic sublime effect.
Prague would be another splendid locale for a gothic story! That city is magic, mystery, occult and gothic all rolled into a delicious soup!
I have always loved gothic stories set in the South as well.
Another locale that was extremely popular in the early gothic lit. was churches, chapels and priories, tons of thoes lurking in those classic books! Love it.
It has a certain ambience, quality......hard to put into words exactly.
I see someone else mentioned New Hope PA! I lived there 3 years and adored the whold area! Now that is a very electric haunted area. You feel it in your bones and in the very air. 1,000's of ghost stories as well!
Some great settings for gothic novels would be Italy as well. The very early Gothic literature, many of them were set in the mountains and passes of Italy for fantastic sublime effect.
Prague would be another splendid locale for a gothic story! That city is magic, mystery, occult and gothic all rolled into a delicious soup!
I have always loved gothic stories set in the South as well.
Another locale that was extremely popular in the early gothic lit. was churches, chapels and priories, tons of thoes lurking in those classic books! Love it.
