Everything Gothic Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bellefleur

"Bellefleur" was about a wealthy family of the same name who each suffered from their own problems. Joyce Carol Oates wrote the novel and Dutton Books published it in 1980. "Bellefleur" was the first of a series of Gothic novels written by Oates.

Answer: The Lair of the White Worm

"The Lair of the White Worm" was published one year before Bram Stoker died. The book was published by William Rider and Son. Bram's last novel was about a murderess that lived in a home with a murdering white worm.

Answer: Hunchback

"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" was written by Victor Hugo and published by Gosselin in 1831. Hugo told the story of a deformed man named Quasimodo who fell in love with a gypsy woman.

Answer: The Stepford Wives

"The Stepford Wives" was written by Ira Levin and published in 1972 by Random House. Not many readers would consider Levin's book a Gothic novel compared to his other works, but the horror of what the husbands have done to their wives makes this as Gothic as any of his other works.

Answer: False

These characters belong to "The Shining". It was written by Stephen King and published by Doubleday in 1977. King's famously known novel was about a hotel that turned a writer into a murderer and left a family fighting for their lives and their sanity.

Answer: Wuthering Heights

"Wuthering Heights" was Emily Bronte's only novel, published in 1847 by Thomas Cautley Newby. Emily gave readers the chance to read about Heathcliff and Cathy who came together only in death. "Wuthering Heights" was originally published under the name of Ellis Bell.

Answer: Rosemary's Baby

Ira Levin wrote "Rosemary's Baby" and Random House published the novel in 1967. The famous book, also made into a movie, was about a couple that moved into an apartment building next to an elderly couple who were witches.

Answer: True

"Other Voices, Other Rooms" was written by Truman Capote and published by Random House in 1948. The story took place in Louisiana where a young boy was sent to live with his quadriplegic father and the quirky friends that lived around them.

Answer: Rebecca

"I dreamt I went to Manderlay" began the infamous Gothic novel by Daphne DuMaurier published in 1938 by Victor Gollancz. Ms. DuMaurier wrote the largest part of the book in Egypt where her husband was stationed. "Rebecca" recounted the story of the new Mrs. DeWinter and life with her new husband and the ghost of his dead wife, Rebecca.

Answer: Otranto

"The Castle of Otranto" was published in 1764. Horace Walpole told the story of a man who was tragically killed on his wedding day. Manfred informed his wife, Hippolita, that he wanted to marry their son's widow. Hippolita moved to a convent to allow Manfred and his new wife to live together.