Secondly, heightened emotions evoke thrill and fear for the audience throughout the story. The strong use of horror is an important aspect that makes up gothic literature and is a key element in penny dreadfuls. For example, Victor sees the Creature as ugly and frighting; leading him to decide that it is automatically an outcast in society and Victor says, “Oh! no mortal could support the horror of that countenance. A mummy again endued with animation could not be as hideous as that wretch.” (36) His disgust for the Creature could evoke a sense of horror towards the readers in the early 18th century and in today since appearance is extremely important for people to upkeep and view in society. However, the aspect of having the Creature kill
