Most Important Quality of Gothic Stories

     There are certain things that a story needs to be able to get and keep the readers attention. If someone doesn't find interest in a story, then they probably won't take their time to read it. In a gothic story, I think that the most important quality for the author to have is the ability to create suspense and mystery. The reason I think so is because if something is suspenseful then it keeps you "on your toes" and makes you want to read through to the end. Also, if something is a mystery, then it leaves you wanting to know the outcome. There are many other different qualities that a gothic story can have to make the reader interested. To me the ability to create mystery and suspense grabs my attention. If I read a story and it's suspenseful, I have to read till the end because I always want to know what is going to happen next. If I read a story that creates a mystery, then I want to read it all the way to the end because I have to know the result or the outcome.