Have you ever been anxious when you were reading a book. In the story Landlady, Roald Dahl creates suspense by showing that the landlady is a good person in the start, but the suspense builds up and shows that the lady is creepy and a bad woman.And billy knows the last men that was here went missing but the lady says they are still. This is how in the story landlady built suspense. Billy weaver was in london looking for a cheap motel. On the way to a motel, he saw a bed and breakfast. When we went up to the the door right when he put his hand on the doorbell the woman opened the door and pooped and said come in. When he went in there was only 2 people in there Billy and the landlady. The lady was a nice person brought him to his room.