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Horror and psychology have a connection that has persisted since its origins. Questions about ghosts or madness stretch all the way to Shakespeare's Hamlet. Though Hamlet is not necessarily horror it is a good example of this phenomena being explored in fiction. However, there are pieces of the horror genre that come a little bit later. These questions of ghosts or madness grew in prominence in the Victorian era due to their obsession with spiritualism which led to a spike in frequency of séances and the popularity of supernatural phenomena. Additionally, the increase in the public knowledge of and interest in psychology which was aided by the theories of Jung and Freud. Freud even wrote an essay on this topic entitled "The Uncanny". This era also saw the increase and popularization of Gothic literature. The biggest theme in this genre of literature is the supernatural and madness. A drawing of a Victorian séance One of the most well remembered pieces of literatu...