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…monuments and cathedrals with mysterious liturgies, true Christianity seeks to worship a God that does not dwell in a temple made with hands, but in the hearts of mankind. The Bible teaches that we should avoid vain repetition. The apostle Paul preached that we…

…and vanity. Both novels present society as a conglomeration of self-righteous and immoral people, who despite pretences of philanthropy idolise corruption and mystery. Encouraged by the influences surrounding them, the two men revel in sin, eventually corrupting…

…Edgar Allan Poe became to be one of the most important writers of 19th Century mostly due to his tales and short stories, though he used to see himself mainly as a poet. He wrote about a variety of subjects, but his stories always involve mystery…

…that we live in. The story of Atlantis has been kept alive throughout the centuries as it fills a need. It is a story of incredible power and riches, selfishness and vengeance, divinity, disaster and mystery these elements are what make a good story (Debussy…

…is a mystery to even the most scholarly enthusiasts. The hard facts that are actually known about him could fill one neatly handwritten page, but what is speculated and complete legend could fill volumes of books. So, what is fact and what is fiction? According…

…attacked. The attack really upsets Jane and Mr. Rochester. In the novel Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte uses several acts of violence to create suspense, mystery, and characterization. This scene is probably the best one to create the suspense of the novel. It keeps…

…Mr White uses to describe the area creates an element of mystery. Jacobs builds up suspense even further by describing the wintry weather. Typical of many stories in the horror genre, "the night was cold and wet", and at night in the middle of nowhere…

…associated with scary, mysterious or supernatural happenings. These stories were seen as amazingly exciting and controversial at the time, as the writers presented the reader with thrilling tales set in a spooky, gothic setting. Nowadays, with the development…

…tunnel'' it portrays the feeling of hell as the colour red signals hell and evil as the black tunnel equals the feeling of it being mysterious and unsafe as its in deep darkness and unable to see the end of the tunnel gives good imagery which all keeps…

…to hunt, and, while there, he encounters ghostly men who offer him a drink. This mysterious cider causes him to become drowsy, and soon he falls asleep, but for twenty years.59 Irving also wrote two other chilling folk tales about the supernatural…