Review Of Lovecraft's 'The Outsiders'

In “The Outsiders” by H. P. Lovecraft, the author more than hinted at what is a horrifically set story. One element of his well put together setting was when he introduced the castle on pg. 21 “ I know not where I was born, save that the castle was infinitely old and infinitely horrible; full of dark passages and having high ceilings where the eye could find only cobwebs and shadows.” This is a great example because it was also on the first page, which was a clever move from the author. So once you start this story your initial mood about the entire story is “infinitely” gruesome. Another element of the setting the author showed great extent in thought too is that he makes the main character completely isolated most of the story; pg. 22 “ I must have lived years in this place, but I cannot measure the time. Beings must have cared for my needs, yet I cannot recall any person except myself…” This shows the creepy aspect of being completely alone in the woods or in a dark scary castle. Which is blatantly one of the basic scary dreams that most everyone can recall; so once this nightmare is brought back to all the readers a sense of fear of horror washes over all the readers.
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