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Bradbury's texts are often supernatural or otherworldly. Although the books take place in an otherwise ordinary society, they always contain something that is out of this world. For example, there are the freaks, who are unnatural and inhuman. The world is sometimes bent to be a more sinister reality, like in the veldt.

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Children appear to be in most of Bradbury's stories. They are used as a representation of innocence (SWTWC) or the destruction/corruption of innocence (The Veldt). This helps to portray the balance of power between characters in the novels

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Many of Bradbury's worlds seem similar to our but have a slight twist that makes everything seem a little skewed. This adds to the ominous tone of the novel.

This is similar to the dehumanization of certain antagonists, e.g. the freaks. They are described as autumn people. See posts about seasons

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Bradbury builds setting to represent, build, and connect to important themes in his texts.
For example, the library and fairground in SWTWC, and what these places symbolise the safety

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In the scythe, Bradbury uses the old man to create a deeper timeline for the reader, as the readers learn about the impact of the previous owners of the estate and how this affects the main characters actions. Bradbury is developing our understanding of the past, present and future of his world.

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Hidden behind a normal farming tool is the very dark theme of reaping lives. Bradbury often turns ordinary things into much more ominous things, like with the calliope and the scythe (seen below). Most of Bradbury's words are separate, and focus around a few object, character, place or event. The scythe and it's farm are the special focuses of The Scythe. The scythe reaps the lives of people who are doomed to die, instead of just wheat. The wheat farm not only grows wheat, but also serves as an indicator of doom; people who are destined to die are represented as ripe wheat, ready to be harvested. This definitely demonstrates Bradbury's style of making normal things in his worlds supernatural.

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use of colour to describe feelings and nuance rather than just the setting. For example, the fact that Mr Dark's name is Mr Dark, represents a lot about the character.

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Not shying away from surrealism. Such as the calliope (SWTWC) being supernatural and not following the physical rules of the world.

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sinister undertones, some form of death, whether 🤬 or otherwise. This sets the scene and makes the feeling of the story ominous.

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Seasons  - each season means something (e.g. Autumn is related to decay and hollowness) .

Case of liquid melancholy

Sinister, dead

There's a lot of death in the novels and short stories, Bradbury's worlds are very sinister, while at the same time appearing normal (e.g. SWTWC's mostly normal town)

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Carnival - A carnival is often thought to be a happy and fun place but the carnival's role in SWTWC is anything but that. This is another example of how Ray Bradbury disguises darkness in concepts which we normally consider to be innocent and cheerful. Another example is the use of the word syrupy in The October Game, disguising darkness in a word that is normally used to describe sweet food.

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Seasons are used to create a specific atmosphere or tone for the story, as the weather affects the way people feel and because people make associations with weather (rain & clouds is sad, sunshine is happy).

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syrupy - relates to sickly sweetness, hides something sinister in something sweet

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Word use:
Bradbury often indicates sinister-ism, a sense of bitterness, underlying violence in characters. This is often foreshadowed within ideas/characters/actions considered to be sweet, innocent, or positive, to evoke a sense of ominousness.

- Mock shiver (The October Game)
- Irritated, he suddenly jerked about and walked upstairs, whistling merrily (The October Game)
- I don't think you'd better consider it anymore, father (The Veldt)