The term became associated with ghost stories and horror novels because early Gothic novels were often associated with the Middle Ages and with things wild, bloody, and barbarous of long ago as J. A. Cuddon puts it in his Dictionary of Literary Terms (381).
Hatfield, Massachusetts. Hatfield is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,249 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Part of the town is included in the census-designated place of Hatfield.
Franklin County is located in the state of Massachusetts. The population is 71,540. There are 39 public schools in Franklin County with an average Homefacts rating of C+. There are 79 registered sex offenders residing in the county. Unemployment in Franklin County is moderate and the median home sales price is $189,764.