What elements make “The Cask of Amontillado” a horror story

Edgar Allan Poe, “The Cask of Amontillado”:

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What elements make “The Cask of Amontillado” a horror story? Define the traits and aspects of horror and demonstrate how they are evident in the story.

Compare “The Cask of Amontillado” with “The Purloined Letter.” Stylistically, what do they have in common? What aspects of Poe’s craft do you see in both stories?

Length: Written response to the questions should be an essay of three or more full pages, PLUS the Works Cited page (4 minimum).

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The other elements that identify that “Cask of Amontillado” is a horror story are several. One of these is the setting. The setting helps identify the gothic nature of the story which can be seen in how the story unfolds. Starting out at a celebration conducted at a carnival, the story then turns into a horror story once the readers are led to Montresor’s home…………………………

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