Buildings in Gothic stories are either abandoned or isolated to describe terrifying accounts and to accentuate the architectural environments. Abandoned or isolated environments, specifically buildings make up the center of Gothic stories. They allow for events to occur in private without anyone else around and since they are hidden it is more realistic than a public location. “… he had a full view of a large antique mansion…the battlements were half demolished, and the windows broken and dismantled.” (Aikin and Aikin 592). Likewise, isolated environments maximize the suspense of common actions. When Isabella was walking through the abandoned passage she “thought she heard a sigh. She shuddered, and recoiled a few paces. In a moment she thought
