So this story was a story I wrote when we had a gothic short story unite in english class last year. For those who don't know gothic is a type of literature that is similar to modern day horror but isn't Really the make you jump kind of horror it's more like slowly make you feel uncomfortable and creeped out horror. They were written by People like Edgar Allen Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne. We studied this in class and then our assignment was to come up with our own. So this was the result. So if your not comfortable with gore and other creepy things don't read it! (It gets a little intense towards the middle) I hope you guys like this! *** I woke with a start at the clap of thunder Booming in the distance. I heard a howling as well, high pitched and quite a screech. There it is again! It was long and pained, coming closer to the house, becoming louder and louder. Then it just stopped. I was relieved at first, but soon after the thunder stopped leaving a thick silence behind. "What do you suppose that was?"