In 1960‚ the shower curtain tore open and the glimmer of the blade as it pierced through her naked body was the last thing Marion saw as blood trickled down the bath drain. Terrified audience members watching the scenes unfold in theaters were heard screaming‚ some collapsed‚ while others ran out yelling in disgust or horror (qtd. in “Disturbing New Pathways”). The legacy of Psycho (1960) by Alfred Hitchcock‚ renowned American movie director‚ inspired countless movies and created a new sub-genre
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First of all‚ I’m a big fan of the original two‚ maybe three Friday the 13th films. Four was alright. Then they started getting ridiculous. Anyway‚ last night Dan had rented me the new Friday the 13th and now I should be on a hunt for Michael Bay’s head with a hockey mask and a machete. This movie did not carry a subtitle‚ which‚ in movie terms‚ implies a remake‚ i.e.‚ the recent remake of Halloween by Rob Zombie. That was a okay film‚ by the way‚ by comparison. Rob Zombie gave the fans of the
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perhaps solve a crossword puzzle or a math question rather than decode a haphazard written essay. In his article‚ “My creature from the Black Lagoon” Stephen King describes his experience of watching a horror movie and compares the movie he saw‚ Creature from the Black lagoon‚ to Disney movies. Or maybe he attempts to understand the psychological mind of a child and compares it to that of an adult. Perhaps his main focus is to understand the suspension of disbelief. These are the possibilities
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I have always been very intrigued by horror films. I can remember being as young as six or seven‚ watching The Exorcist‚ Texas Chainsaw Massacre‚ Jaws‚ The Omen‚ Carrie‚ and Halloween. These movies never really scared me‚ I was taught at a really young age that they were not real; they were just tricks of the movie world. My mom always told me they were real people dressed up‚ just like we did for Halloween. We would talk about how they created the special effects. Scary as it was‚ there was
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By: Jacob S. Most people know who their parents are. However‚ in What I Saw And How I Lied by Judy Blundell‚ the main character Evie’s parents weren’t who she thought they really were to her. In this particular book Evie wants to be just like her parents‚ especially her beautiful mother‚ but are her parents really nice ? Evie was in a serious relationship with a boy named Peter but somebody else was as well. But who ? Somebody stole money from the Jews in the war. But who ? After a tragic accident
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Reading Response 2: 38 Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call Police I think the article was written in order to highlight the level of ignorance that had crept into society especially towards violence‚ perhaps in wake of the recent increase of violent imagery on television. I feel it was intended to act as an eye-opener for the readers which shows them how such shameless acts of laziness can claim lives. The tone that Gansberg uses throughout the article is one that is slightly aggressive especially when describing
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Review Introduction Movie director John Luessenhop completely missed the memo when it came to the remake of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Originally going into a scary movie you would expect loud screams‚ gory scenery‚ and an ‘at the edge of your seat’ feeling but this one is not like that. The new sequel to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre has nothing to offer in comparison to the original work done by Tobe Hooper. John Luessenhop’s adaptations failed from the original. The word ‘massacre’ was even
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American Horror Film and the Critical Public Sphere Should film be purely entertainment or should it contribute to the critical public sphere. In discussing the above argument‚ I will explore how the horror genre‚ often derided as simply pure entertainment‚ can contribute to the public sphere. Horror is one of the more prominent genres in film‚ back as far as the dawn of cinema with films such as Nosferatu (1922) and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920). As a genre‚ it is studied and criticised
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this was an outline for a speech: Topic: "Should teenagers be allowed in R-rated films?" Purpose statement: The purpose of this speech is to persuade or reinforce that teenagers ages 14 and up should be allowed in R-movies without an adult. Capture Statement: Imagine this; you’re at the movies with your friends and you’re waiting in line to buy a ticket. As you approach the salesbooth and tell the ticket holder which movie you wan tto see‚ he informs you that he cannot sell youna ticket because
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Lexus Marshall English 101/Sec 011 Comparison & Contrast Essay 10/16/12 Ms. Watkins In two horror films‚ "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" the main killers have similarities and differences between each other. By their past‚ their killings‚ and weapons. In the horror film‚ "A Nightmare On Elm Street"‚ takes place in a town called Elm Street where teenagers are paying the price for actions their parents made‚ by burning a man to death‚ when they were young
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