Gothicism budded from late eighteenth century to nineteenth century and it is still flourishing in modist writing and even contemporary works. Gothicism is a special branch in the west Romantic Movement and is entitled by the critics as the“dark romanticism”. This article introduces the origin, background, development and influence of the Gothic fiction. As a kind if writing style, Gothic fiction has been prevailed for quite a long time. It came into being in the late 18th century and de?clined in the 1830s. Though it exists so short a period, it prospered for a time and influenced many writers of 19th and 20th cen?turies deeply.