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Generations of people have been frightened by stories of ghosts and magical happenings. Tales of unexplainable events fascinate children and adults alike. Haunted castles, myths and magic play with a reader's imagination and create suspense as the pages are turned. Gothic horror was mainly written during the romantic period of English literature, a time of improvement in society. As the public became more fascinated with spirituality, the human form gothic horror provided titillation and entertainment. Writers can create suspense in a number of ways. "The monkey's paw" and "The red room" display typical conversions of the genre, isolated, dark settings, arrogant characters to increase suspense and tension. In order to explore this, two pre 19th century stories are to be discussed. In "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs, a family is caught up in the legend of a magical monkey's paw and its three wishes. In "The...

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