Gothic fiction appeared in the late 18th century and was an extension of Romanticism. The main characteristic of Gothic is the narrative of terrifying situations with elements such as the sublime, madness, mystery, death, supernatural and horror. But like all literary genres, it has undergone a transition. In the 19th century, the accession of Queen Victoria to the throne, the introduction of new scientific theories, the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species and industrialization changed the structures of society, its motivations and its beliefs. This influenced the genre, creating a new literary movement: Victorian Gothic, and therefore also the novels written in these different periods. During this era, the novels shared some of the conventional themes and characteristics of early Gothic, but new elements were added such as science, atavism or the monster figure. The following pages discuss the main differences and similarities between Victorian Gothic and its predecessor. traditional gothic works. In particular, this essay will explore and compare Stoker's Dracula with Lewis's The Monk and Radcliffe's A Sicilian Romance. It will examine two aspects of the novels in more detail: writing style and context, in order to show how the Gothic genre developed and evolved and how it affected the previously mentioned works. The purpose of this article is to explore how Stoker used traditional Gothic elements and what he contributed to the genre. The writing style is a tool for creating fear and horror, but there are some differences in how it is used at first. and in Victorian Gothic. Authors like Ann Radcliffe used suggestion, sensitivity, and suspense to provoke terror. She did not describe... middle of article ......the characteristics of both genres and others that make Dracula deviate from typical early Gothic novels. In other words, in agreement with critics McNally and Florescu, Dracula is classified as "a realistic horror story rather than a gothic novel and demonstrates how the novel differs from the novels of Ann Radcliffe". Through this research work, I came to the conclusion that Stoker contributed to this new genre and had a significant impact on the writing style, topics and structure of the novel. In summary, he renewed the traditional Gothic style represented by Radcliffe and Lewis. As a result, many authors and critics spoke about the novel and it became an influential work and an example of an entire literary movement. Furthermore, with the previous study it is proven that Dracula is a connection, a link with Gothic fiction..