Psychological Horror
A recurring idea that shapes The Turn of the Screw.
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A governess's account of two children and possible ghosts turns uncertainty itself into psychological horror.
A governess's account of two children and possible ghosts turns uncertainty itself into psychological horror.
The author of The Turn of the Screw.
Explore author profileThis work develops its ideas directly rather than through a character-led narrative.
The Turn of the Screw belongs to the literary and cultural world of Public-domain literature.
A governess's account of two children and possible ghosts turns uncertainty itself into psychological horror.
Begin by following how psychological horror and gothic-horror-hub shape the work’s central choices.
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