"I scarcely breathed. I held the lantern motionless. I tried how steadily I could maintain the ray upon the eye. Meantime the hellish tattoo of the heart increased." How does the use of the word "tattoo" add to the Gothic feel of the story?

Which best corrects the run-on sentence? the belt of orion has three bright stars in a row it is visible in the northern hemisphere. a. the belt of orion has three bright stars in a row, and it is visible in the northern hemisphere. b. the belt of orion has three bright stars in a row. in the northern hemisphere, it is visible. c. the belt of orion is visible in the northern hemisphere; has three bright stars in a row. d. the belt of orion has three bright stars in a row; visible in the northern hemisphere.