With a hey toot toot and he blew on his flute and he played around all day,now let's ride. [Chorus (B5)] Who's afraid of the big bad wolf,the big bad wolf,the big bad wolf. Who's afraid of the big bad wolf,we aint afraid yall,we aint afraid,uh.
Gothic originally meant having to do with the Goths or their language, but its meaning eventually came to encompass all the qualities associated with Germanic culture, especially the Germanic culture dominant during the medieval period after the fall of Rome.
Gothic Novels: Background and Origin. 'It was a dark and stormy nightâ¦' We all love a good ghost story or horror film, and these forms of entertainment share some characteristics with the Gothic literature genre, like ghosts, ghouls, and headless spirits that may haunt the main characters. The Gothic novel is a genre associated with the mystery and intrigue surrounding the supernatural and the unknown. 2  Characteristics of the Gothic include: death and decay, haunted homes/castles, family curses, madness, powerful love/romance, ghosts, and vampires.