Read the passage below and answer the question.

the corpse, already greatly decayed and clotted with gore, stood erect before the eyes of the spectators. upon its head, with red extended mouth and solitary eye of fire, sat the hideous beast whose craft had seduced me into murder, and whose informing voice had consigned me to the hangman.

what is the mood of this passage from "the black cat"?
depressing
disbelieving
horrifying
thrilling

horrifying

Explanation:

The best word to describe the mood of this passage is "horrifying." The main way in which an author can create a mood in his text is by the use of imagery and vivid descriptions. The passage tries to create a scary and horrifying mood by the use of descriptions such as "decayed and clotted with gore," "red extended mouth," "solitary eye of fire," "hideous beast," "seduced me into murder" and "consigned me to the hangman."

a. all of the other answers have at least one capitalization error.