Q: Horror is a genre of fiction which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten, scare, disgust, or startle its readers or viewers by inducing feelings of horror and terror. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon has defined the horror story as "a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... which shocks or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing". It creates an eerie and frightening atmosphere. Horror is frequently supernatural, though it can be non-supernatural. Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for the larger fears of a society.

The genre of horror has ancient origins with roots in folklore and religious traditions, focusing on death, the afterlife, evil, the demonic and the principle of the thing embodied in the person. These were manifested in stories of beings such as witchcraft, vampires, werewolves and ghosts. European horror fiction became established through works by the Ancient Greeks and Ancient Romans. In Greek mythology, Prometheus was a Titan who was the inspiration for the title of "Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus". Prometheus' earliest known appearance is in Hesiod's "Theogony". However, the story of Frankenstein was influenced far greater on the story of Hippolytus. Asclepius revived Hippolytus from death. Euripides wrote plays based on the story, "Hippolytos Kalyptomenos" and "Hippolytus (play)." Plutarch's "The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans: Cimon" describes the spirit of the murderer,Damon , who himself was murdered in a bathhouse in Chaeronea. Pliny the Younger describes Athenodorus Cananites who bought a haunted house in Athens. Athenodorus was cautious since the house was inexpensive. As Athenodorus writes a book a philosophy, he is visited by an aberration bound in chains. The figure disappears in the courtyard; the following day, the magistrates dig up the courtyard to find an unmarked grave.

Answer the following questions:
1. What can a horror story be a metaphor for?
2. Where does the horror genre have its roots?
3. Name one of the beings in old stories?
4. What was Prometheus?
5. Did he inspire the modern book?
6. What was the name of that book?
7. In which work did Prometheus first appear?
8. Who wrote that?
9. What story was an even greater influence on Frankenstein?
10. What happened to him?
11. Who talked about the murderer Damon?
12. What happened to Damon?
13. Where?
14. Who wrote about Atheodorus?
15. What did Athenodorus do?
16. Did someone visit him?
17. Who?
18. What was Athenodorus doing when this happened?
19. Is horror a fiction genre?
20. Does it produce joy in its readers?
A: 1. the larger fears of a society.
2. folklore and religious traditions
3. Frankenstein
4. a Titan
5. yes
6. Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus
7. "Theogony".
8. Hesiod
9. Hippolytus.
10. Asclepius revived Hippolytus from death
11. Plutarch
12. he was murdered
13. in a bathhouse in Chaeronea
14. Pliny the Younger
15. bought a haunted house
16. yes
17. an aberration
18. writing a book
19. yes
20. no
Q: CHAPTER VIIIDAGGERS DRAWN

The two young men, having seen the damsels, their charges, enter the courtyard of the Nuns' House, and finding themselves coldly stared at by the brazen door-plate, as if the battered old beau with the glass in his eye were insolent, look at one another, look along the perspective of the moonlit street, and slowly walk away together.

'Do you stay here long, Mr. Drood?' says Neville.

'Not this time,' is the careless answer. 'I leave for London again, to-morrow. But I shall be here, off and on, until next Midsummer; then I shall take my leave of Cloisterham, and England too; for many a long day, I expect.'

'Are you going abroad?'

'Going to wake up Egypt a little,' is the condescending answer.

'Are you reading?'

'Reading?' repeats Edwin Drood, with a touch of contempt. 'No. Doing, working, engineering. My small patrimony was left a part of the capital of the Firm I am with, by my father, a former partner; and I am a charge upon the Firm until I come of age; and then I step into my modest share in the concern. Jackyou met him at dinneris, until then, my guardian and trustee.'

'I heard from Mr. Crisparkle of your other good fortune.'

'What do you mean by my other good fortune?'

Neville has made his remark in a watchfully advancing, and yet furtive and shy manner, very expressive of that peculiar air already noticed, of being at once hunter and hunted. Edwin has made his retort with an abruptness not at all polite. They stop and interchange a rather heated look.

Answer the following questions:
1. DiD MR Drood stay long?
2. when is he going?
3. where to?
4. When is he heading to Egypt?
5. Where had they seen the women safely?
6. What was Mr Drood's first name
7. How long is hegoing to be away?
8. What does Neville think he might be doing there?
9. what does Edwin say he's going to be doing in Egypt?
10. Is he a partner in the firm?
A:
1. No
2. to-morrow
3. London
4. next Midsumme
5. unknown
6. Edwin
7. for many a long day
8. unknown
9. Reading
10. No