Suspense In The Hound By H. P. Lovecraft

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"The Hound" is a story written by H. P. Lovecraft. This story starts off building suspense. It starts off as the narrator watches his friend get torn apart by a creature beyond the imagination. As this happens the narrator feels like suicide is the answer, not wanting to get torn and mangled like Saint John. He hopes the heavens will forgive him for this unholy practice. He explains how this creature came to be. The creature was woken up by his expedition. His expedition involved a group of grace robbers who enter a crypt. The group had found a jade pendant they soon find out marked them for death. They soon try to return it, but it was then too late. Even though they tried the demon had different plans. During the first part of "The Hound"

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