Gothic fiction

Allan Poe, he uses numerous Gothic techniques inspired by his depressing past which are used usually to make a character or situation. Gothic techniques appeal to one’s senses to make one feel the hair stand up on their arms or see the vivid pictures he paints with words in a dark way. Throughout Poe’s literature, he uses many different Gothic techniques such as grotesque, unreliable narrators and dark and gloomy settings to enhance the writings. By using the Gothic technique, grotesque, Poe is…

The two excerpts Castle of Otranto and “Sir Bertrand” are examples of Gothic literature. In these excerpts the main characters find themselves navigating through passages that are very different yet at the same time have overlying themes. A very obvious differences between both environments are that one takes place in a passage under a castle while the other occurs in an antique mansion. Another difference was that Isabella, in Castle of Otranto, traveled along a small confined passage while Sir…

“True! --nervous --very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?” This was true, that man was not mad, not insane, he was sane. I believe that man was sane when he killed the old man because he knew exactly what he was doing. The first reason I know he is sane is because according to the confession, “I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his gold I had no desire.”(Poe) Why would a madman kill someone he loved?…

The story that I chose to do is ‘The Chosen Vessel’ by Barbara Baynton. The story, originally regarded as a female gothic genre, is transformed into a psychological horror. The genre of psychological horror is a subgenre of the literary horror. It’s different from that of a horror as it doesn’t rely upon archetypal techniques such as jump scares and the use of ghostly entity to reinforce horror; albeit, it heavily relies upon the character’s fears and emotional instability to establish tension…

dying as her children watch. Well if you haven’t, gothic writers certainly have. These situations are all forms of gothic literature thought up by Edgar Allen Poe and William Faulkner. Two great examples of gothic literature are As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner and “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe. Gothic Literature is the fascination with all forms of dark and cruel nature. From Family secrets to terror and even death gothic literature always finds a new way to show how…

Decapitated, dismembered, hung bodies. Sounds like a horror movie right? Close, but no, these are just the remains of Celtic bog people These people were either religious sacrifices, punishment or just a simple murder cover-up. These bogs were the epitome of the mummification of bodies. These people were the unfortunate ones who found themselves in that situation, but offer us a new insight on the life of the ancient Celts. These bogs have many different aspects that make this wetland stand…

“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity,” said Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe was NOT actually insane, this was from one of his famous well known books, The Black Cat. Edgar Allan Poe was a well known inspirational scary book writer. After taking a look at the life and work of Edgar Allan Poe, it is apparent that this writer deserves recognition as a profound American writer. Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19th, 1809 in Boston Massachusetts (Poets.org). Poe’s parents were…

Mr. Rochester and St. John’s Greek and Roman Divisions Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre details the life of the titular heroine, displaying a character that undergoes both immense physical and mental growth within the pages of the novel. Jane’s developing desire for love is realized when she finally becomes a young adult, as she forms a relationship with her pupil’s caretaker (and possible father) Mr. Rochester. The two intend to get married, yet horrors from Mr. Rochester’s past cause Jane to flee,…

The narrator knew that he was going to murder the old man because of the eye, so he decided to be kind to him the whole week. For seven straight nights, around midnight, he would crack open the old man’s door very slowly. He did not want to make too much noise because he did not want to wake the old man up. He says, “It took me an hour to place my whole head within the opening so that I could see the old man as he lay upon his bed” (Bedford 1187). Just thinking about it, an hour is 60 minutes.…

What’s one of the greatest examples of something horrible a sociopath can do? Throw a young boy into a wall after already torturing him. Then continuing to torture him more afterwards. Taunting him, trying to break him down until his entire being is but a lifeless doll. Yeah, that sounds like a good example. “Oh how time flies by when you’re having fun!” “Not everyone has the same type of fun, Paul.”Blood was splattered across the ground. A thin line of blood trailed down the side of the boy’s…