Elements of Horror
"Jesus watches from the wall"
Religion
"Momma hissed like a burned cat."
Simile
"The overhead light was strong and harsh and yellow."
Sight
"She could only crawl into the living room with her hair hanging in her face, braying huge, hoarse sobs."
Woman in Distress
"Her eyes were very large in the rimless glasses; they looked like poached eggs."
Simile
Listening to Tennessee Ernie Ford singing 'Let the Lower Lights Be Burning.'"
Sound
"She was whirled into the closet headfirst and she struck the far wall and fell on the floor in a semidaze. The door slammed and the key turned."
Entrapment
"Momma's Magnified eyes swam in front of her."
Metaphor
"It Struck her backhand across the jaw and Carrie fell down in the doorway between the hall and the living room, weeping loudly."
Touch