- Abattoir: A slaughterhouse.
- Alembic: A distilling apparatus.
- Cadaver: A dead body.
- Catacomb: An underground cemetery.
- Cenotaph: A monument to a person who is buried elsewhere.
- Crypt: A burial chamber beneath a church.
- Curfew: A regulation requiring people to be indoors by a certain time.
- Dilapidated: In a state of disrepair.
- Eerie: Causing a feeling of fear or dread.
- Gallows: A framework for hanging criminals.
- Gargoyle: A grotesque figure carved on a building.
- Gibbet: A structure from which hanged criminals were displayed.
- Guillotine: A device used for executing people by beheading them.
- Haggard: Looking worn out and unhealthy.
- Haunted: Believed to be inhabited by a ghost or other supernatural being.
- Heretic: A person who holds beliefs that are different from those of the established church.
- Infernal: Relating to hell or the underworld.
- Labyrinth: A complex maze of passages or tunnels.
- Malice: A feeling of ill will or hatred.
- Mausoleum: A large, impressive tomb.
- Necropolis: A city of the dead, a large cemetery.
- Nocturnal: Occurring at night.
- Ominous: Foreboding, suggesting that something bad is going to happen.
- Phantom: A ghost or apparition.
- Purgatory: A state of temporary punishment for sins after death.
- Raven: A large black bird that is often associated with death.
- Ruin: A building or city that has been destroyed.
- Sepulcher: A grave or burial chamber.
- Specter: A ghost or apparition.
- Tomb: A grave or burial chamber.
- Vampire: A blood-sucking creature that is said to be immortal.
- Wraith: A ghost or apparition.