Do Now:  Discuss your answers to the questions and make your predictions for the end of the tale. 1. What happens next? 2. How does he kill the old man? 3. Does he get away with it? ○ If so, how does he escape suspicion and arrest? ○ If not, why not? 4. Any more details?

Analyzing Mystery vs. Suspense  Alfred Hitchcock discusses Mystery vs. Suspense Alfred Hitchcock discusses Mystery vs. Suspense Would Poe's story be considered mystery or suspense?  Scene from The Birds Scene from The Birds  Scene from The Shining Scene from The Shining

Questions to Consider  What similarities do you see between Hitchcock’s work and Poe’s?  Are they both suspenseful? How?  What elements show the audience suspense without giving too much away?  If Hitchcock had been a writer, would his work be considered “gothic” like Poe’s?  Who’s work is more like Poe’s, Hitchcock’s, King’s, or Mary Shelley’s?