W.F. Harvey's "August Heat" is a chilling short story that creates suspense in several ways. The story is told from the point of view of James Clarence Withencroft, an artist who experiences a premonition of his own death. Harvey uses a variety of techniques to build suspense, including foreshadowing, sensory detail, and dramatic irony. One of the key ways that Harvey creates suspense is through foreshadowing. Early in the story, Withencroft overhears a conversation between two men about a man who died of a heart attack on a hot August day. Later, when Withencroft is out painting, he becomes obsessed with the idea of painting a man who he sees in his mind's eye, and the man turns out to be the same man who died earlier. This creates a sense