Show:
"A Ghost Story"
"The House of the Nightmare"
"A Moonlit Road"
Elements of Suspense
Examples of Elements of Suspense
100
The 10-foot tall stone statue buried by an atheist who doesn't believe in literal interpretations of the Bible
What is the Cardiff Giant?
100
The narrator sees this object move from one side of the road to another
What is a tall white stone?
100
The way that the ghost Julia Hetman communicates her statement
What is the medium Bayrolles?
100
Separated either in a small group or as an individual
What is Isolation?
100
In "Are You Afraid of the Dark," when the boy is alone in his bedroom
What is Isolation?
200
The reason that the Cardiff Giant came to the narrator's apartment
What is: he needed help finding his body so he could be buried?
200
The only thing that the boy is afraid of
What is nightmares?
200
The murderer of Julia Hetman
What is her husband (aka Caspar Grattan)?
200
Decisions made by the character that result in life or death situations
What is Huge Consequences?
200
In "The House of the Nightmare" when the narrator has to hurry to find a place to stay before it gets dark out
What is Ticking Clock
300
The reason that the Cardiff Giant feels so absurd (silly, stupid)
What is: he was haunting the wrong body?
300
The narrator feels the ghost of this person brush across his face
What is the boy's mother
300
The thing that Joel's father sees the night he disappears
What is the ghost of Julia?
300
The protagonist is unaware of an individual or other elements that are obstacles
What is Unknown Enemy?
300
In "A Ghost Story" when the narrator is so scared that he cannot move or scream
What is Disabled Protagonist?
400
The reason that the narrator feels relaxed when he sees the Cardiff Giant
What is: the Giant is friendly
400
In the nightmare, this animal tries to attack and eat the narrator
What is a sow (aka female pig)?
400
The reason Julia's husband killed her
What is jealousy? (He got mad when he thought she was cheating on him)
400
A dramatic element that involves a time limit in order to increase suspense
What is Ticking Clock?
400
In "A Ghost Story" when the narrator hears noises in his apartment, but he doesn't know who is there
What is Unknown Enemy?
500
The two things that the Cardiff Giant takes when he leaves the apartment
What is a blanket and a tub?
500
"The Thing" is shaped like this animal
What is a wild boar (with a red mouth full of tusks)?
500
According to Julia, the place where ghosts live unseen and unheard is called this
What is the Realm of Terror?
500
The protagonist is handicapped either mentally, physically, emotionally, or spiritually
What is Disabled Protagonist?
500
In "Are You Afraid of the Dark" when Connie decides to help the boys capture the ghost
What is Huge Consequences?