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    watched a movie called “horror story” (2013)‚ which was a film based around people of India. The movie was about seven young adults who decided to spend a night in an abandoned haunted hotel. It was a great movie but I couldn’t avoid the social psychology term stereotype. In the movie‚ the characters ranged from athletic‚ attractive looking men‚ to beautiful‚ innocent females and the sexy (whore-like) females. The stereotypical characters died in the order of the typical horror story that was brought

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    collegiate dictionary the definition of horror is "a painful and intense fear‚ dread‚ or dismay." These are the emotions humans feel when watching a horror movie or reading a horror novel. If this is the case‚ it may seem strange that people receive enjoyment from it. The pleasure of the horror genre can be explained in three ways. First of all‚ humans’ morbid curiosity intrigues them to scare and disturb themselves. Secondly‚ the constant excitement throughout the horror novel or film keeps people interested

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    the loving mother. Instead‚ motherhood can likewise revolve around abuse‚ possession‚ monstrosity‚ and hatred. This contradictory role of motherhood is often represented in maternal horror films‚ in which the mother‚ or the female figure‚ is the source of the dysfunctionality and horror within the family. Maternal horror films revolve around the “bad” mothers‚ who are violent‚ anti-social‚ abusive‚ oppressive‚ and dominating. The maternal figure of a “bad” mother challenges the traditional perspectives

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    are all what humans are capable of doing and humans can be very dangerous creatures. Animated dolls have the ability to go through the process of thinking their actions through so‚ are fully aware of what they are about to do next. In most of these horror films these dolls openly said what they are about to do and even gave evil looks to the person. Also‚ “I also think the animate doll taps into childhood fears.” (Keetley) This explains how children actually believe that these dolls come alive at

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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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    Movies have been praised as the ultimate art form; combining photography‚ motion‚ visual arts‚ acting‚ music and writing to create a dream-like experience. If movies are dreams‚ then horror movies are nightmares‚ and if they are nightmares‚ then why do we watch‚ create and enjoy them? Unfortunately‚ this burning question has yet to receive a universal answer‚ although the movies themselves‚ the brain’s activity and the multiple theories are all clues pointing towards the explanation of humanity’s

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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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    themselves to think about horror movies. Most may experience the feeling of butterflies in their stomach for fear or just pure excitement‚ but where does that fear or excitement come from? One might say that it is the anti-social instincts of horror that we all have hidden and festering deep down inside. A great horror author Stephen King once said‚” that watching a horror movie helps us control the anti-social instincts we all have inside”. Some people might say that we are all a little crazy and

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    Did you know that suspense is the key factor in horror movies or stories? Suspense is the thing that makes reading or watching those types of movies or book exciting. The writers work hard creating the suspense for that effect. The words the author uses or the way he/she writes the story causes suspense the outcome is the reader dying to know what happens next or is frightened. The Author creates suspense when the 3rd wish is made‚ because you are waiting to see if it worked in time this makes

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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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