Question

Choose one selection from the list below that you think is most suspenseful and frightening persuade your reader why it is the scariest and support your argument by citing the elements of horror genre it contains be sure to include specific plot elements as well.
The Most Dangerous Game
The cast of Amontillado
The lottery
The Raven
PLZZZ HALPP!!

Answer 1

I will use the example of The Lottery:

The Lottery is the story that uses fear most effectively. One of the reasons why the story is so successful is because of the contrast it creates between peaceful, pretty towns with common citizens and extreme cruelty. In The Lottery, most of the characters you meet are very common, and you can imagine your friend and neighbours being part of the story.

The story is also frightening because it contains elements of horror, such as suspense. The lottery is successful in creating suspense because it foreshadows the events carefully. For example, it does so by showing the box where the ballots are kept. This box is clearly obsolete, but it has a menacing presence and a powerful effect on the audience.

Finally, The Lottery is particularly successful because it shows the lengths that  people are willing to go to in order to preserve traditions and respond to social pressure. This is scary because it shows a situation that could easily take place in the real world.

Answer 2

I would say cask of amontillado because fortunado is unaware of what amontillado is really bringing him down to the catacombs for but it sure isn’t a glass of wine. The reader knows something that the character doesn’t making the story more suspenseful.

Hopefully that helped a little!