english: The term was first applied  by Horace Walpole to his own 1764 novel,  "The Castle of Otranto" as a reference to the plot  and general atmosphere.
non_english: Termin je prvi put upotrebio Horas Volpol povodom njegovog romana iz 1764, "Otrantski zamak", aludirajući na zaplet i opštu atmosferu.