And the air made me shiver through every limb: Why say 'the air made me' instead of 'I shivered'? One reason: made me = I’m powerless = I’m vulnerable = I’m at risk of dying by being snatched by some predator = creepy!
And the air made me shiver through every limb: shiver = cold, another 'dark' word.
Again, you can find good gothic verbs by using a thesaurus: http://thesaurus.com/browse/shiver
And the air made me shiver through every limb: he didn’t just shiver, he shivered through every limb! That’s how cold he was. (Notice that this is a prepositional phrase, so it starts with a preposition—which could include like or as.)
