Gothic literature uses many horrific elements like murder, suspense, and paranoia. In And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, people begin to die one by one. Every time a character dies, the remaining characters become more frightened. In contrast, in Rudyard Kipling’s ¨My Own True Ghost Story¨ the main character is thrilled by death and thinks that it is interesting. Even though these stories are completely different, both explore the different perspectives of death. In And Then There Were None, death is terrifying and threatens the characters, whereas in ¨My Own True Ghost Story¨ death and the thought of ghosts fascinates the main character. One major similarity is the type of setting in each story. In And Then There Were None,
