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    politically incorrect. However‚ the horror films of the 1960 ’s redefined and distinguished American horror with racial undertones as in Romero ’s "Night of The Living Dead‚" and indirectly addressing social and family problems as in Hitchcock ’s "Psycho." To most critics‚ these were the dying reels of horror. The thrasher and serial killer flicks of the 1980 ’s would steer the genre towards male chauvinism and the degrading concept of shaping horror into a new form of comedy. Today ’s horror genre

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    capable of doing things that would normally seem unthinkable. Alfred Hitchcock‚ the self-acclaimed “Master of Suspense” explores the theme of duplicity in three of his well-known American films: Shadow of a Doubt (1943)‚ Strangers on a Train (1951)‚ and Psycho (1960). Ironically‚ the definition of duplicity is two-fold. First‚ it refers to deceitfulness and double-dealing. Second‚ it refers to doubleness or pairs – the quintessential doppelganger. By definition‚ a doppelganger is a double of a person and

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    born on August 27‚ 1906 in La Crosse‚ Wisconsin but soon the family moved to a farm in Plainfield thus the reason he is known as the “Plainfield Ghoul”. Ed Gein is an American kidnapper and murderer that have influenced pop culture movies such as‚ Psycho‚ Texas Chainsaw Massacre‚ and Silence of the Lambs (“Bio.com”‚ 2012). In 1957‚ Gein was suspected for the disappearance of hardware store owner‚ Bernice Worden‚ because he was the last known customer to visit her place of business. When the police

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    According to wikipedia Personality is the particular combination of emotional‚ attitudinal‚ and behavioral response patterns of an individual. Personality commonly refers to: Personality psychology‚ the theory and study of individual differences‚ traits‚ and types Personality trait theory‚ attributes by which people may vary in relative terms Personality may also be discussed in the context of: Personality disorders‚ a class of mental disorders that is characterized by long-lasting rigid

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    Alfred Joseph Hitchcock‚ or ‘The Master of Suspense’‚ was born in August 13‚ 1899‚ in Leytonstone‚ London‚ England. He was a British filmmaker and producer who‚ in his 50 year career‚ greatly contributed to filmmaking’s growth as an art. His brilliance was sometimes too bright: He was hated as well as loved‚ oversimplified as well as overanalyzed. Hitchcock was eccentric‚ challenging‚ creative‚ and impassioned. Hitchcock started working as a title card designer for the London branch of what would

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    farm all by himself. In the next few years he became a grave robber‚ a necrophiliac‚ a cannibal‚ and also took up arts and crafts in body parts. He is known as one of the weirdest serial killers of the twentieth century. He also inspired movies like Psycho‚ Silence of The Lambs‚ and Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

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    a) Childhood 1. Born in La Crosse County‚ Wisconsin 2. Lived on farm outside Plainfield‚ Wisconsin 3. Mother preached innate immorality of world 4. Read to them from Bible every day 5. Focused on verses dealing with death‚ murder‚ and divine retribution 6. Target for bullies 7. Mother scolded him for trying to make friends 8. Did well in school 9. Mother abused him 10. Believed he would become failure b) Family Deaths 1. Father 1.a) Heart attack b) 1940 2. Brother 2.a) “Brush Fire”

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    North by Northwest – Hitchcock’s Shining Moment To the average viewer‚ each of Hitchcock’s films are individually suspenseful‚ nerve-wrecking‚ and enticing. The 20th century director managed this by having a formulated and scientific approach to creating his movies. In North by Northwest‚ these elements all come together to create the epitome of Hitchcock. A popular and reoccurring theme in Hitchcock’s movies is the case of "the wrong man‚" or mistaken identity and being wrongfully accused

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    as "Strangers On A Train"‚ "Dial M For Murder"‚ "Rear Window"‚ "Vertigo" and "North By Northwest". These films made Hitchcock who he was and made him famous. After the movie‚ North By Northwest‚ the Master of Suspense directed his masterpiece‚ Psycho. The one movie that most of the public know because of its staying power was released in 1960 and caught viewers off guard right away. But when most folks would go home scared or shocked from viewing it‚ Hitchcock thought it was a fun movie with his

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    Drive Yuppies became a term in the early 1980’s‚ made out of the words; young urban professional + “ies”. We know the type from Tom Wolfe’s “The Bonfire of the Vanities” or Brett Easton Ellis’ “American Psycho”‚ these young upper middleclass/upper class types with a taste for cultural attractions‚ a good image and high social status. Originally an American term‚ but as we can see in the story “Drive” written by Singaporean author Simon Tay also spotted elsewhere in the world. In “Drive” we follow

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