EMOTIONAL GOTHIC IS A BRAND AND METHOD CREATED BY THE APPLICANT FOR A SPECIFIC LITERARY GENRE AND WRITING FRAMEWORK. IT IDENTIFIES REALIST, EMOTIONALLY DRIVEN “GOTHIC” STORIES AND TEACHING MATERIALS IN WHICH THE PLOT IS POWERED BY EMOTIONAL HORROR, SPECIFICALLY GUILT, SHAME, DENIAL, OR RAGE, RATHER THAN BY SUPERNATURAL ELEMENTS. EMOTIONAL GOTHIC FUNCTIONS AS A TRADEMARK AND/OR SERVICE MARK FOR THE APPLICANT’S BOOKS, WRITTEN CONTENT, AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES IN THIS FIELD.