Question

according to kings purpose of horror writing, how did irving achieve the purpose of a horror story?
by taking us inside a haunted room
by making the portrait eerily lifelike
by making the narrator childlike in his fear
by ending his story with a door at the top of the stairs
retry

Explanation:

Stephen King's horror writing emphasizes tapping into relatable, visceral fear by making the audience connect with a character's terror. Washington Irving's work (such as The Fall of the House of Usher) uses a narrator whose childlike, overwhelming fear mirrors the vulnerable, instinctual fear readers can identify with, fulfilling the core purpose of horror to evoke shared dread. The other options focus on setting or imagery, but the narrator's fearful perspective is the key alignment with King's focus on emotional immersion in fear.

Answer:

by making the narrator childlike in his fear