The two movies I viewed were Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist‚ which were both directed by Tobe Hopper. Both films displayed the general rules horror films generally follow through the use of horror film genre conventions. For instance‚ both movies follow the good verses evil story lines and in each the end does ultimately win. However‚ this is not entirely true in Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The friends represented the good and the chainsaw carrying monster and his family portrayed the evil
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H.P Lovecraft is a well-known American writer that created the very genre that intrigues the human sub-concussion for a chilling thrill of suspense in cosmic horror‚ that’s intertwine within his two short stories‚ Dagon‚ and The Thing on the Doorstep‚ and his popular novella‚ The Call of Cthulhu. In these works‚ Lovecraft demonstrates dreadful foreshadowing‚ picturesque flashbacks‚ and the unnerving supernatural element. First a little background on the author; H.P. Lovecraft was born as Howard
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In “The Judge’s House” written by Bram Stoker‚ the story takes place at an evil judge’s house that has hanged people‚ and a student named Malcomson is just staying there for a few days despite being warned not to. Strange occurrences begin with rats disturbing Malcomson while he is staying there but particularly a rat with red eyes sticks out to him. The rat with the red eyes would be in a hole behind a painting of the judge that is hung in the house‚ and sit in the same position as the judge in
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There are few writers in history who portray such dark‚ gory‚ detailed subjects as skillfully as Edgar Allan Poe. This American author is famously known for his masterfully written short stories which are full of suspense and horror. Poe’s life experiences most likely contributed to his disturbing style of writing and his continual focus on death as the central part of his literary themes. Poe knew more sorrows in his life than most people ever will. His hardships began at a very young age. By
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Tatiana Paredes English 220 October 16‚ 2012 Suspense and Tension Tension‚ suspense and surprise are all essential elements in a story. This is because they not only draw readers’ attention to a story and compel them to continue reading‚ but they also increase the readers’ emotions as they anticipate with uncertainty on what is going to happen next in the story. Suspense can operate in any in any situation that has a lead-up to a dramatic moment or a significant event‚ with tension being the
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Writing is an art form created by past experiences‚ future hopes‚ fantasies‚ and limitless imagination. It brings feelings‚ knowledge‚ adventure‚ mystery‚ and foreign times and places to life. Writing can be very personal‚ remedial‚ cathartic‚ and affect you in ways that could change your life forever. Participating in Analytical Composition and Literature this year has been a jo urney that has brought about personal growth as a writer and allowed me to express my growth in different writing skill
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We chose the Auschwitz Birkenau concentration camp as our topic because we found it to be very interesting from the start. Hearing the tales of the survivors and the brutal treatment they received‚ caught our attention. The people that were held in this camp suffered a great deal. They lost many loved ones‚ or were split up from one another‚ never to see each other again. The torturous events brought many countries together in an attempt to stop this horrific behavior. Most people couldn’t even
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Tense ‚ violent‚ and suspense set the mood of Edgar Allan Poe’s story “The Tell-Tale Heart.” First the text says‚”I undid the lantern cautiously-oh‚ so cautiously‚ cautiously‚ I undid it just so much that a single thin ray fell upon the vulture eye” (80). The mood is suspenseful because of the language and used in the repeating of the word how to create the suspense. The text says cautiously three times so it means the narrator under the lantern very slowly and carefully. Next the text says “I cut
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Little Shops of Horror directed by Ms. Gayle was a fabulous and entertaining show. I observed the play at Park View High school on Friday‚ May 6‚ 2016. The theme is dark twisted humor. Little Shops of Horror is a story of a floral shop employee who discovers a magical and bizarre plant that has an appetite for human flesh. The story is filled with dark humor and laughter as it follows Seymour on what seemed to be a struck of luck‚ but what soon turns into a problem. The audience is entertained by
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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 to
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