Gothic Literature
An old castle, an old church, an old mansion, the forest are all examples of...
What is the setting?
Poe's mother, foster mom, and wife all died from this disease.
What is tuberculosis?
The author of "The Monkey's Paw."
Who is W.W. Jacobs?
Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, Stephenie Meyer are all examples of...
Who are Modern Gothic authors?
The stranger comes to the house for this reason.
What is to visit his childhood home?
This word has evolved over various centuries and is now used to describe writing that focuses on the supernatural and taboo topics...
What is Gothic?
The visitor feels this emotion as he sees the house of Usher for the first time.
What is sadness?
The name of the son in "The Monkey's Paw."
Herbert
This is the author of "Where Is Here"?
Who is Joyce Carol Oates?
This person lets the stranger in the house.
Who is the mother?
A legend, warning, and old tales are all examples of...
What is an ancient prophecy?
The setting of "Annabel Lee."
What is a kingdom by the sea?
This is the family's first wish after receiving the paw.
What is two hundred pounds?
Poe stayed with more traditional American themes while Oates modernized them.
What is a difference between traditional and modern Gothic literature?
This was the stranger's happy place.
What is the window seat?
Ghosts, giants, the walking dead, monsters, and demons are all examples of...
What is the supernatural?
These supernatural beings took Annabel Lee away from the speaker because they were jealous.
Who are the angels?
This is how the family acquires the two hundred pounds.
What is compensation for Herbert's death?
The setting has been modernized into a normal home rather than a castle or mansion.
What is a characteristic of modern Gothic literature?
This is the room the stranger wants to see the most.
What is the son's bedroom?
To confront social problems and ideas normally considered “taboo.”
What is the purpose of Gothic literature?
The two meanings of the title "The Fall of the House of Usher."
What is the demise of the house and the family?
These are the second and third wishes of the family.
What is for Herbert to be alive and then dead again?
This author relies more on reader's imaginations.
Who is Joyce Carol Oates?
The stranger shares one of these with the son.
What is a riddle?