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The Sense Of Horror In H. P. Lovecraft's 'The Outsider'

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The Outsider by H.P. Lovecraft Some say that living in a castle is great and you get treated like royalty. Others might even say that living in a castle would lead you to be the ruler over everything and everyone. According to the short story by H.P. Lovecraft, called “The Outsider,”the main character explains in further detail how he hasn’t seen the outside world, apart from the photos in the books he has read. Throughout the fantasy story it is easy to identify the sense of horror because of its good sense of imagery, that gives the reader a true appearance on what the character is seeing and feeling. Lovecraft’s use of words clearly state that the atmosphere is giving off more feeling than visualization of eeriness along with a gloomy feeling

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