How do the writers of “the Cone”, The Red Room” and “The Man with the Twisted Lip, create atmosphere, tension and suspense?

How do the writers of “the Cone”, The Red Room” and “The Man with the Twisted Lip, create atmosphere, tension and suspense?


In this piece of course work I will be looking at how the writers of three short stories create atmosphere, tension and suspense, through the choice of setting, the role of the narrator, how the other characters are used, how the stories are structured, the use of language, your own response to the stories. I will be looking at “The Cone” and “The Red Room” by H.G Wells, and “The Man with the Twisted Lip” By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
In “The Red Room” Wells uses mans fear of darkness to his advantage “even with seven candles the place was merely dim” (pg7), Wells knows that most people are afraid of the dark and so he knows that the reader can relate to the characters when the become afraid of the darkness, this builds up tension with the reader as they can relate to what is happening. This is the only story out of all three that is...