The gothic novel

1-Who invented the G.N?
The gothic novel was invented almost single-handedly by Horace Walpole
2-What was the first G.N?
 The first gothic novel was The Castle of Otranto
 3-When was it first publishied?
 Was first publishied in 1764
4-Wich basic elements of horror didn't you include on your list? 

Setting in a castle
An atmosphere of mystery and suspense

An ancient prophecy
Omens, portents, visions
Supernatural or otherwise inexplicable events
High, even overwrought emotion
Women in distress.
Women threatened by a powerful, impulsive, tyrannical male.
The metonymy of gloom and horror.
The vocabulary of the gothic