Using vivid imagery, describe a gothic setting that could be symbolic. Your description should be four to six sentences.

I felt very dizzy and decided to go for a walk at midnight. As soon as I slammed the heavy oak door, I felt as if I was being followed. The wind seemed to be speaking to me, but I did not know what it was telling me. I walked past a lone alley and saw an old man murmuring to himself. I walked into the alley for a closer look when, suddenly, the old man looked at me. The last thing I saw before the handkerchief closed around my mouth was the triumphant grin of an evil old man.

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