How does Roald Dahl create tension in his stories?

Dahl effectively creates tension by setting a nightmarish tale in a seemingly normal, everyday environment. The story takes place in a cosy bed and breakfast in the beautiful, ancient city of Bath. The owner of the guest house seems to be a perfectly respectable, if somewhat eccentric, old lady. read more

How does Roal Dahl create unease and tension in the story"The Landlady" In this essay I am going to discuss how Dahl uses language, characters, and objects to create tension and unease in the story"The Landlady". The story begins by describing a long train journey taken by Billy Weaver. read more

I think that one of the key ways in which Dahl creates tension in this darkly humorous and incredibly ironic short story is through the killing of Patrick Maloney by his wife, Mary. read more