Uncanny

I myself agree with the essential connection between the uncanny and the Gothic. Gothic works are made to make you question your reality and view the connection between the Gothic ideals and typical societal standards; this is anything but canny. There must be mystery and strangeness in these stories, lest the bore the readers. In a way, I'd argue, the uncanny has almost become the norm. The popular Gothic works would be almost a shell of their current form without the uncanny, and I'd say I completely agree with Freud and the necessary connection between uncannyness and the Gothic,