Human Transformation In Gothic Literature

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As they secured my seatbelt my heart began to be faster and faster my palms were sweaty and my stomach has butterflies. My first time riding a roller coaster terrifying at first but an absolute black. My adrenaline was pumping and I was overcome by excitement. So, what is the allure of fear? It’s that rush of adrenaline that flood your body. People around the world seek that feeling that creepy scary feeling that can even be found in literature! In many pieces of literature you can see humans change form houses in objects transform and setting transform. Transformations is often used in scary stories to elicit fear.

In Gothic literature you really see a lot of human transformation for example in “the fall of the House of Usher” many humans

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