Gothic Elements - Horror, Terror & Thriller American Literature

1. SMT S.B.GARDI DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
M.K.BHAVNAGAR UNIVERSITY
Name :- Ashish B. Pithadiya
Roll Number :- 2
Topic Name :- Gothic Theme
Paper Name :-American Literature
Submitted To :- Department Of English
G-mail Id :- ashvribhay@gmail.Com
Enrolment No :-2069108420190037

2. Edgar Allan Poe:-
Father of the Modern Horror Story
Born - January 19, 1809
Died - October 7, 1849
Major Works :-
• The Raven
• The Cask of Amontillado
• The Masque of the Red Death
• The Tell-Tale Heart
• The Murders in the Rue
Morgue
• The Fall of the House of Usher
• Metzengerstein
• The Gold Bug

3. Style & Theme
• Best known fiction works are Gothic
• Most recurring themes deal with the question
of death and lost love

4. Horror Terror
Thriller

5. Horror
• of revulsion that usually occurs after something
frightening is seen, heard, or otherwise
experienced. it is the feeling one gets after
coming to an awful realization or experiencing a
deeply unpleasant occurrence.
• In other words, horror is more related to being
shocked or scared
• Horror has also been defined as a combination of
terror and revulsion.
• Horror is the feeling of revulsion that usually occurs after
something frightening is seen, heard, or otherwise
experienced. it is the feeling one gets after coming to an
awful realization or experiencing a deeply unpleasant
occurrence.
• In other words, horror is more related to being shocked
or scared.
• Horror has also been defined as a combination of terror
& revulsion.
Horror

6. Horror
• of revulsion that usually occurs after something
frightening is seen, heard, or otherwise
experienced. it is the feeling one gets after
coming to an awful realization or experiencing a
deeply unpleasant occurrence.
• In other words, horror is more related to being
shocked or scared
• Horror has also been defined as a combination of
terror and revulsion.
"I grew furious as I gazed upon it. I saw it with perfect
distinctness-all a dull blue, with a hideous veil over it
that chilled the very marrow of my bones." They
heard!-they suspected!- they knew!- they were
mockery of my horror!"
From "The Tell-Tall Heart"

7. Terror
Terror is usually described as the feeling of dread
and anticipation that precedes the horrifying
experience. While terror is more related to being
anxious or fearful.

8. “During the whole of a dull, dark, and
soundless day in the autumn of the
year”
From “The Fall of the House of
Usher”

9. .
Thrillers have the fear & concept of
danger, but thrillers have a stronger
sense of suspense & the chase.
Thriller

10. .
“There was an iciness, a sickening
of the heart”
From “The Fall OF The House Of
Usher”

11. The Conjuring

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