He seemed to be tormented by some strange fancy or apprehension. In spite of every effort to fix his attention on the conversation of his companions, I noticed that every now and then he would turn his head slowly round, give a glance over his shoulder, and then withdraw it with a sudden j as if something painful had met his eye. How does the excerpt exemplify Gothic fiction?
by describing a scene of blood and gore
by reminding the reader of the presence of evil
by depicting the triumph of reason over the irrational
by introducing a cast of odd characters