Answer:
The correct answer is
C) fear
Explanation:
Gothic genre mostly covers two types of sub-genres which are:
In terror, you always have some kind of spectral being or other forms of demon that returns from the past to haunt the present.
Horror on the other hand almost exclusively includes a female heroine that is being chased by some form of monster or entity.
In both genres, the main aesthetic impact is in the presence of fear.