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And Then There Were None: Old Houses In The Horror Genre

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However the subject isn't the only thing that defines a story as being in the horror genre. The setting of the story also helps define And Then There Were None as part of the horror genre. Russell says that we can find settings such as old houses in a horror story. Lines 49-50. The creepy house in And Then There Were None freaks out the guests because they couldn’t figure out where the killer could be hiding when the killer was under their noses the whole time. Russell also says "setting is often considered a part of the horror genre"(Russell,43-44). That quote along with the other piece of evidence helps the storyAnd Then There Were None be determined as a part of the horror genre. Then in the story, the guests become paranoid and scared not

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