... each other to create a horror story. Many people think that this event happened but we cannot be certain, but the account of how Shelly came upon the story adds to the stereotypical image of the genre. After she "retired to rest", after "the witching hour had gone by", she explains she saw "successive images" that led to the creation of the novel, this adds to the conventional view of the ... genre by using the "witching hour". The use of the witch idea played upon the fears of people at that time as some individuals still suspected those who worked in the field of alchemy. Shelley also ...

• Word Count: 2019
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate