In the short story “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl, it creates tension and suspense by using foreshadowing to hint at many things, like, the Landlady doing taxidermy, and her keeping people at the house. It foreshadows the fact she taxidermy's things very well and subtly. In the story it says “The little Dachshund was still sleeping soundly”(Dahl, 4). Each time Billy Weaver went downstairs the dog was sleeping soundly in the same spot, not moving or barking which the breed is known to do. This is suspicious and makes the reader wonder about that. Another way this story builds tension is when it foreshadows how the landlady captures people. After Billy Weaver looks at the guest book he says “I’m almost positive I’ve heard those names before somewhere.