The Dreams in the Witch House

I got highs and lows from this short story. The really enjoyable bits were the narration of the protagonist's hypersensitive ears as well as the imagination-vs-reality contrasting and rationalisation. The suspense was definitely there as it keeps you guessing just what's going to happen. And in typical Lovecraft fashion, the narration was from the Gilman's (protagonist) perspective, except for the final bits.

The plot was a bit slow, but I guess it was meant to build suspense, since it draws in the perspectives and reactions of the people around Gilman. One of the bits I didn't like was when Gilman was experiencing his “dream” states - the descriptions of these were just too surreal and not very well done, resulting in difficulty to picture things. Another slightly unrealistic bit, just to nitpick, was why didn't it occur to Gilman to just move out; it wasn't as if he was unsuspecting that something weird is going on.

Still, I enjoyed it, just like I enjoyed the rest. The “monsters” in this one were a bit closer to home and much smaller in scale, bringing a different kind of eerie.