Crythin Gifford

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Crythin Gifford is a remote, fog-shrouded English village in Susan Hill’s ghost story "The Woman in Black," known as the unsettling setting of Arthur Kipps’s haunting experiences.

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Crythin Gifford canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional location
fictional village
appearsIn The Woman in Black
associatedPeriod early 20th century (fictional setting)
associatedWith Eel Marsh House
the Woman in Black
linked to: The Woman in Black
country England
creator Susan Hill
describedAs fog-shrouded
remote
firstAppearance The Woman in Black (1983 novel)
genreContext ghost story
hasAtmosphere gloomy
isolated
unsettling
hasFeature marshes
sea fog
small community
hasReputationInStory place of tragedy and superstition
inspiredAdaptationsOf The Woman in Black (1989 TV film)
The Woman in Black (2012 film)
linked to: The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black (stage play)
linked to: The Woman in Black
languageOfWork English
locatedNear Nine Lives Causeway
medium literature
narrativeFunction heightens horror and suspense
narrativeRole primary setting
settingFor Arthur Kipps’s haunting experiences
workTypeContext British Gothic fiction

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Arthur Kipps associatedWithPlace Crythin Gifford
The Woman in Black setting Crythin Gifford
The Woman in Black settingLocation Crythin Gifford
Jennet Humfrye haunts Crythin Gifford