The two stories 'The Signalman' and 'The Landlady' are quite similar in the techniques used to create tension and fear, but the stories can also be very different in places.
At the very start of each story, there are hints that lead to fear and tension. In 'The Signalman', there is a "glow of an angry sunset", which gives us an image of something that is hot, fierce, sinister, so we can build that up as the story continues. This also happens in 'The Landlady'. "But the air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks". This has a very similar effect on us. Th…
