What is it?
This narrative device features a storyteller whose credibility is seriously compromised, often distorting the truth.
What is the unreliable narrator
the unreliable narrator was used in these works
The Tell-Tale Heart. Making Cabinets. The Mannequin
A narrator becomes obsessed with a sound that may not even exist — the heartbeat of a man he murdered.
What is The Tell-Tale Heart?
A term for the eerie feeling people get when something looks almost human—but not quite.
What is the uncanny valley?
the Uncanny valley was used in these works
The Mannequin. Frankenstein – Chapter 5. Making Cabinets
A literary technique that gives hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
Ambiguity was used in these works
Antigonish. The Mannequin. Making Cabinets
A genre marked by dark, decaying settings, emotional extremes, and elements of the supernatural or grotesque.
What is gothic horror?
these stories are gothic horror
Frankenstein – Chapter 5. The Tell-Tale Heart. Lullaby
This occurs when a story or ending is left unclear or open to multiple interpretations.
What is ambiguity?
Foreshadowing is used in these stories
Frankenstein – Chapter 5. The Tell-Tale Heart. Lessons from a Terrified Horror Researcher