The Supernatural‚ a manifestation attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature (Literary Jewels)‚ examples of that would be ghosts‚ angels‚ and gigantic human sized bugs. The story containing supernatural elements may have a religious purpose‚ such the role of angels and demons in Islam‚ Judaism and Christianity; or the supernatural elements may portray notions about reality such as issues in social justice‚ discrimination‚ or alienation and the sense of belonging
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Latin American storytelling of the mythological Chupacabra‚ whose alleged sightings relate to those of aliens and vampires‚ regulate children’s behavior by implanting a fear of the unknown. Since 1995‚ stories about a strange‚ blood-sucking‚ goat-eating dog-like monster appear in many scholarly articles‚ journals‚ and books causing mass hysteria. With several misconceptions‚ witnesses believe the Chupacabra preyed on and mutilated goats and other farm animals. Articles‚ journals‚ books‚ and people’s
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The third research question focuses on the classic Gothic texts that are incorporated in this corpus. This research question refers to Clive Bloom’s list of significant horror and ghost tales provided in his book Gothic Horror (xiii-xvii). Since fear is part of the emotions of horror as well‚ an intense representation of its linguistic expressions is expected to be found in those works. A certain number of these horror tales were incorporated in the corpus too which were analysed in order to detect
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Throughout the years the culture and how people have viewed vampires has dramatically changed. The older version of the vampire took on the persona of an evil blood sucking creature when today the vampire plays the role of the loving good guy in the movies. Today society has embraced the vampire as an iconic character and spurned the imagination of girls across the country. Twilight‚ True Blood‚ and Vampire Diaries are at the top of the list when it comes to most popular vampire flicks but a new
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Nolan’s Dog and the Dimensional Warriors It was a dark and stormy night. My friend and I were surrounded by darkness‚ monsters in every corner‚ lightning striking every haunted house‚ and . . . zombies coming out of their nooks. We finally reached the haunted castle. When we got in‚ there was a picture. It was a puppet‚ and this puppet was no ordinary puppet. It was. . . . Creak! Creak! We had no time to lose. The puppet hit me in the eye‚ and Nolan dropped his bag. We both ran outside and heard
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Brian Newman 10/4/16 Ms.Schroter English IV Frankenstein as a gothic novel Frankenstein can be described as a gothic novel because of some of the characteristics of how it was written. There are many different characteristics of a gothic novel that make this a gothic novel. Some of these characteristics include having a gloomy setting which was shown throughout the whole novel. The supernatural element of the monster is another example of a gothic novel. The last example of a gothic novel displayed
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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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