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    Alfred Hitchcock was and still is considered one of the best horror directors of all time. He is considered the "Master of Suspense" for his very well written and directed horror films‚ which have left his mark on the movie-making industry. Hitchcock told his stories through intelligent plots‚ witty dialogue and just the right amount of mystery and murder with his works Vertigo‚ Psycho‚ The Birds and Rear Window .The films revolutionized the Horror/Thriller genre‚ other filmmakers began mimicking

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    “What is the Horror Genre?” Simultaneously‚ what we can observe is how the word murderer is believed by the reader on whether to consider if a person is a murderer or not. Even more‚ we can observe the repetition of words‚ the first person narrator‚ suspense that the story projects‚ and many more that show and clarify why “The Tell Tale Heart” is the story that scared the schnitzels out of me‚ according to the horror genre. Though someone has not read “The Tell Tale Heart”‚ just by reading the first

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    What makes a story suspenseful? Is it imagery? Is it dialogue? The reason for suspense varies for different people. For some‚ dialogue makes a story suspenseful and others maybe diction or even a combination of two aspects but typically not the same aspects for every person. In a movie‚ it is usually the sounds and darkness and location. In a book though‚ there are no sounds so you need other aspects such as diction‚ dialogue‚ imagery‚ plot‚ etc. The Most Dangerous Game is much more suspenseful

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    shot‚ completely uncut or edited‚ can bring a vision together and tell the viewer to not look away. With their ability to tell magnificent tales of suspense‚ drama and horror in over 100 films‚ Hitchcock and Spielberg are‚ and always will be the two most influential and prolific directors in history. Hitchcock‚ otherwise known as the Master of Suspense‚ never saw himself as a part of that crazy‚ actor filled area Hollywood‚ California. He was born in 1899 in London‚ England. His first job at the

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    Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece ‘Psycho’ is a work of classic cinema but still impresses and enthralls modern audiences in suspense‚ unlike other older thrillers. Alfred achieved popularity in the film‚ even after 50 years because of the distinctiveness and greatness of the film. Psycho is a perfectly balanced psychological thriller due to its equal parts of horror‚ thrills‚ suspense‚ blood and plot twists. The thriller doesn’t include cheap thrills‚ instead relies exclusively on story‚ script‚ direction

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    believe this suspense story deserves the second place title because this story‚ much like The Tell-Tale Heart‚ paired fear and horror with the suspense. In The Monkey’s Paw‚ the author uses the fear of being buried alive‚ which I think is another interesting way to create dread in your reader‚ this helps the suspense flow a little smoother‚ because now your reader is worried and just has to know what happens to the character. I love that this suspense story used classic suspense‚ the suspense was how

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    Today people use suspense for movies‚ book‚ or stories to seduce. Authors uses suspense to keep the reader interested in what they are reading. Suspense is also to keep the flow of the story. Richard ‚the author of the "Most Dangerous Game"‚ uses foreshadowing and metaphor to increase suspense throughout the story. According to the dictionary‚ foreshadowing means "to show or indicate beforehand." This use of a literary device encourages the reader to feel a sense

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    In a great many stories there is suspense‚ but the story “The Most Dangerous Game” has many instances of suspense to keep the reader wanting to read‚ all based on the author’s cleverness in taking advantage of human nature. The first instance is in the very beginning- the sailors arriving at “Ship-Trap Island.” Suspense is created by the reputation of the island and the emotions of the sailors. Whitney first mentions‚ “Didn’t you notice that the crew’s nerves seemed a bit jumpy today?” The suspenseful

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    Caesar: The Use of Suspense Suspense can be defined as the uncertainties the reader feels about what will happen next in a story‚ or in this case‚ a play. William Shakespeare incorporated in Julius Caesar three very suspenseful events on which the whole play depends. The first suspenseful event of this play occurs when the conspirators join and discuss their reasons for assassination. Cassius feels that he is equal to Caesar‚ if not even better that him. Shakespeare builds suspense by using this

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    Why is “The Most Dangerous Game” a Suspenseful Short Story? “The Most Dangerous Game” is a suspenseful short story because‚ of the use of foreshadowing‚ unique character‚ and an engaging plot to develop and build the the suspense of the story. The story has some great use of foreshadowing throughout the beginning and the middle parts to make a strong foundation for the story to be engaging. The use of foreshadowing is found within conversations between Whitney and Rainsford. The reason there

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