Edgar Allen Poe might be considered as the father of horror stories. "Fall of the House of Usher" demonstrated Poe's unique and original techniques that he used to make a frightful story. Poe uses personification of the haunted house, imagery, resurrection, perverse sexual behaviors, and suspension.
Personification is a big role of the story due to the House being represented with a human-like soul. It leads ti suspense because it leaves a reader wondering. Both suspense and personification tie in with each other due both are connected with the horror. Both techniques have been copied in almost every horror movie that has been made.
Imagery also plays a big role, and deals with resurrection and perverse sexual behaviors. The imagery gives off that horrific image in a reader's mind. Poe's original techniques give the reader vivid imagery due to the detail of the resurrection and the perverse behavior. Many of these techniques have also been copied off in multiple horror movies.
If I made a horror movie or novel I would use many of Poe's techniques due to having such success with a feeling of horror. Many works of the current time reflect Poe's work. Poe created techniques that will always be used in horror stories.
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