A tropical gothic!

Nothing like the jungle, misty rivers, and a muggy, humid location to bring on a strangled atmosphere.

My next manuscript is set on the Isle of Hummingbirds, Irere. There, creatures like the douen, the soucoyant, and the lagahoo run free.

Two sisters, Rina and Adaida, have inherited a creepy house from a dead aunt they didn’t know. Their parents are dead, they’re on their own, and they have no money.

But at least they have a house, right?
A creepy old colonial house bordering the jungle, where strange lights dangle in the air, and the backward footprints of unseen children mar the earth.

Tell me what your favorite gothic or tropical gothic tropes are.