Building the Great Cathedrals 1. The opening of the video shows a number of Gothic cathedrals. What are your impressions of the cathedrals? What do you notice about them? I think the cathedrals were made into to scary of a fashion. The Gargoyles and pointed banisters make the church seem more like a prison than somewhere to be welcomed‚ but the cathedrals nonetheless are such impressive structures. 2. How did Gothic architecture change from previous time periods? What was new about Gothic architecture
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The Landlady Horror stories are intended to scare‚ unsettle or horrify the reader. This year I have read a story written by Roal Dahl called “The Landlady”. In my opinion‚ this story is a great example of a horror fiction. “The Landlady” is a short story about a young insurance salesman called Billy Weaver‚ who travels to Bath on a business trip. He arrives to Bath in the evening and looks for accommodation. While walking to the Bell and Dragon‚ a hotel recommended by the porter of the train
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The psychology behind our fear of monsters is something Asma has been trying to understand for the better part of the last decade. In 2009‚ he published "On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears" followed by "Monster on the Brain: An Epistemology of Horror" in 2014. Both articles dig deep into the psychology behind why monsters create fear. In 2017‚ a couple of months after the next installment of Hollywood’s hit hybrid "Alien" and just two weeks before Halloween‚ Asma capitalized on
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Throughout the years of the series showing‚ Buffy the Vampire Slayer was respected and hailed by critics to be one of the most well-written television series ever. It is also known for its smart‚ witty‚ and humorous dialogue. It was ranked to be one of the top fifty television shows of all time by TV Guide. The television series is about a teenaged girl named Buffy‚ who is the “chosen one” to fight the enemies which include demons‚ vampires‚ and creatures. The enemies which whom she fights are supposed
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We as humans find entertainment and enjoyment in the discovery of supernatural beings. Vampires are known to be corpses with many features such as light skin‚ long nails‚ fangs‚ etc. that leave their graves to suck blood from other human beings. Many people debate whether or not vampires are present in the literature world. Edgar Allen Poe‚ a writer famous for his scary stories‚ introduces us to “The Fall of the House of Usher”. This is an interesting story about the old and decrepit Usher family
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The world is about to change and you are given a chance to pick your own destiny. Would you rather be in a vampire or zombie apocalypse? Zombies and vampires are different groups of monstrous creatures that charmed everyone’s imagination. Books‚ movies and articles are made about them and certainly took hold of man’s innermost interest. There is no known proof of both of their existence‚ but they surely exist in everyone’s fantasy. In order to decide‚ it is best to compare and differentiate the two
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set up is kind of slow‚ yet story-building. Seeing as this is the last movie of the Blade saga‚ the script becomes more intense that the two prior. A band of vampires finally stumble upon a diamond when they discover the remains of the legendary Dracula in a cave in the middle of the Iraqi Desert. When they reach his body which was buried deep underground they come to realize he is still alive. In a chase with some "familiars" as Blade calls them‚ he rams the back of the car with his vintage Black
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all in one while different things all together. In the monster stories that we humans continue to love for generations‚ have certain settings they are set in. For most of the stories it’s some gloomy made place that has some history tied into it; Dracula focused more around his legends tying him to Transylvania‚ but he was for the most part in England. These settings convey emotions to us‚ some powerful others not so much‚ the reason we love these stories in their settings is it may provide us with
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Andy Dodge English 271 Marxist Approach of Dracula 12/17/10 According to Dictionary.com‚ a vampire is “a corpse‚ animated by an undeparted soul or demon‚ that periodically leaves the grave and disturbs the living‚ until it is exhumed and impaled or burned.” Our society’s view of Vampires has unfortunately been tarnished by several novels that shall remain nameless. Bram Stoker’s Dracula‚ however‚ is an excellent novel that shows just how menacing vampires should be. More importantly‚ it is
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Corruption of Love within the Innocent Within the works of William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein the concept of love is found within characters that are innocent and filled with good intentions. In all three works‚ love fills specified characters with joy and gratefulness towards the other characters who they claim to love. Unfortunately‚ the characters that experience love are only satisfied with its graces until it somehow gets corrupted. The minds
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