The works of W. Scott “The Tapestried Chamber, or The Lady in the Sacque” (1828) and “My Aunt Margaret’s Mirror” (1829) are considered. It is noted that in these works there is a fantastic beginning inherent in Gothic literature, while the writer seeks to give a logical explanation of the mystical and supernatural. The Gothic space characteristic of the horror and mystery novel becomes the fundamental background for the development of the storyline of W. Scott’s works. The time frame of the works is limited to events taking place in the present, gradually turning to the past, against which the development of the main storyline takes place. There are two Gothic villains in the works, one of whom is the initiator of the manifestation of real evil towards other characters, the other is actually the embodiment of the evil principle – the ghost of a lady in an old dress in the “The Tapestried Chamber”, Sir Philip Forester in “My Aunt Margaret’s Mirror”.