Point Totals (45 points)

 Blog posts combined points - (38 points) 

Classes attended - 7/7 (7 points)

Total Points: (45 points)

Coming into this class I had not been exposed to many Gothic and Horror works. However, I have thoroughly enjoyed the many different genres and types of literature we have covered so far! I look forward to the remaining works.  

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