on the first page: "It's your own choosing." It was a warning from the old woman, but a warning that the young narrator does not heed. Here we find another conflict: the elderly's often-right advice, and the stubbornness of the young. The old woman also kept repeating "this of all nights." The reader never found out why the night was important, but it helped build tension, as it was another question posed without an answer given. So even right at the beginning, we can see that Wells has effectively built up tension to keep the reader interested.
             Setting is very important in any short story and choosing the right location to complement the theme and story is imperative. The story was set in a castle. A ghost story set in a castle is nothing new in literature. Although it is unoriginal, it is very appropriate for the story, as what we do not know is far more frightening than what we do know. Castles are full of rooms, corridors, and stairs that cannot all be explored. As he made his way towards the red room, he perceived the corridor as "chilly and dusty" and "shadows came sweeping up after me". The buildup of fear climaxes with him opening the "baize covered door" and standing in the corridor. There is then some sort of anticlimax, and the fear subsides as he looked arou
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