“The utter unbroken silence was more appalling than any ominous noise, than the loudest yells of anguish, than the most piercing screaming... Dead silence. Literally dead.” PainRomanceDeathSilenceMysteryQuietRomanticSilentCalmYoung AdultPainfulNoiseMysteriousSuspenseAtmosphereLoudDeadAnguishCalmnessGothicLiteralSereneTranquilSinisterUnbrokenGothGothic RomanceAtmosphericAppealingYellAppallingLiterallyNoiselessOnimous Book:Nightmarish Sacrifice Source: Nightmarish Sacrifice