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    Movies of the 1930's

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    Movies in the 1930 ’s Gangster films and musicals came from Broadway in the 1930 ’s. These two new genres symbolized the impression that Hollywood had on national culture during the great depression. Some musicals like gold diggers were not just made to be enjoyed but intended to go against the economic depression. It did just that by showing the spirit of optimism and cooperation. Gangster film such as "Public Enemies"(1931) and "Scar face"(1932) dramatized violence. Violence in those films were

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    therefore‚ is more of a psychological process that creators of psychological horror often exploit to create horrifying films. This paper investigates the effects of isolation on the mental processes of an individual. It also explores the spectacle of isolation in psychological horror films and looks at the deep-seated mental processes and emotions that form the basis for the genre of psychological horror. The art of using horror stories to instill fear in individuals and caution against isolation a phenomenon

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    Stephen King Theme

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    Every great story has at least one theme that is identifiable.There are so many amazing themes out there that it’s hard for the author to just pick one. Well‚ in Stephen King’s IT‚ he expresses a few different themes‚ including; ’Grownups are the enemy’‚ expressing that theme by showing characters interacting with one another and the adults‚ ’There’s always a way to fix the problem’ by showing the characters‚ yet again‚ working together to kill the evil entity‚ and ’Leave the past behind‚ but never

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    The King of Horror Films The Write Brigade Stephen King Research Paper Outline 1. Introduction a. Short biography b. Thesis Statement: Stephen King uses many different elements in order to scare his readers. The elements include supernatural elements‚ real life scenarios‚ and fear of the unknown. 2. How substance abuse and a childhood accident affected King’s creativity a. Heavy drinking b. Harder drugs c. Intervention and Sobriety

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    novel by Stephen King‚ the kids are characterized as the heros because they save the day. When Bill’s little brother named Georgie was taken by IT‚ Bill was brave and determined to find him. Billy is characterized as intelligent through his speech‚ actions‚ and looks. Bill is characterized as heroic through his speech. Bill’s speech isn’t the best and is a little hard to understand because he has a stuttering issue (Lieberher). His words are slurred but his ideas stay consistently

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    In every horror movie there are always certain people that survive. They always go by the same plot like rules. In every horror movie there are rules everyone should follow.. Some of them are the way people act (stereotypes) or what they should and shouldn’t do. In a horror movie there are always the stereotypes of how people act. There are always rules on how to act. The stereotypes are always the same‚ the cool‚ the dumb‚ and the smart friend. The cool one is the jock or the popular guy. They

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    Stephen Kings Children of the Corn is a short story about a couple (Burt and Vicky) who explores a strange town‚ but ends up face to face with a ironic twist when they attempt to flee from children who intentions are not quite normal. The plot of this story takes on the profound message of role switching truths‚ and likewise correlations of the spiritual beliefs that our society has obtained. Through the literary devices of characters and allusion Stephen King takes symbolic representation on the

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    Desperation‚ a recent Stephen King novel‚ is not just a book‚ but an experience that leaves the reader frightened‚ paranoid‚ and questioning his moral beliefs. Picture‚ if you will‚ a lone‚ crazed Nevada policeman who pulls over vehicles on a lonely desert highway and forcefully takes away their occupants. Whichever of them he doesn’t kill immediately‚ he locks up in the jail of the small desolate town of Desperation. Among those captured are the vacationing Carver family‚ whose RV is sabotaged on

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    Stephen King the King of Horror and Mystery “Monsters are real‚ and ghosts are real too. They live inside us‚ and sometimes‚ they win.” This was said then none other than Stephen King. King is a bestselling author who has written many books that could make you stay awake at night. King has the ability to use the fear and curiosity in such a way that it is poetry. This is a tribute in the form of a biography to the great Stephen King‚ man who isn’t afraid of anything. Stephen Edwin King was born

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    Ever since I watched my first horror movie with my friends I have been hooked on watching them. From watching Halloween to the Shining with my friends‚ watching scary movies really bring us together because that’s mostly all we talk about. In order for a horror movie to be considered great‚ they should have certain characteristics. The first characteristic for any horror movie to be considered good‚ the movies must include a crazy killer. One movie that includes a crazy killer is A Nightmare

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