Horror Creature Essay Examples

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Blank of Blackness Brought by the Feathered Evil Creatures (1223 words, 4 pages)

It was a cold night the wind tainted with a crisp of winter breeze. I was cuddled up with Joey arms wrapped around my body on the couch while holding our baby, Brady, in my arms. Come to think of it we were all watching the cute little Disney movie ... Read More

Advantages and Disadvantages of Horror Movies (337 words, 1 pages)

The city leaders of Starkville are considering a policy that will eliminate the showing of any horror movies within its movie theaters. Those for it say that horror movies are not anything but the devil, and those against it say that the theaters will lose money. Of course there seem ... Read More

Why We Crave Horror Movies (631 words, 2 pages)

I can recallthe first horror movie that I ever seen I was just 12yrs. Old I was spending the night with my sister JoEllen and her husband Ricky. My cousin Brad and I were sitting on the couch with a blanket on us. The movie was Nightmare On Elm St. ... Read More

Vampires and the Horror Genre (1191 words, 3 pages)

The horror genre aims to achieve fear, panic, and alarm to the audience. It is important in this genre to leave your audience in suspense. Thats why the horror genre is so popular because people like the thrill of being scared. The vampire sub-genre is all about undead creatures who ... Read More

A Mythological Creature Called Lycanthrope (809 words, 2 pages)

There is a creature or monster that is known to lurk in the shadows werewolves. Werewolves with the intent to frighten people have captivated the minds of humanity for centuries. This monster has been developed hundreds of various ways to attempt to appeal to everyones fears. Imagine being attacked by ... Read More

Ghost Ship Was A Significant Horror Story (471 words, 2 pages)

It is always right to question the unknown? The book I read that had significant impact on my life is called Ghost Ship. Ghost Ship is a horror story that relate the experience of a group of ship rescuers who discovered a ship lost at sea since 1962. The book ... Read More

The Horrors of the Holocaust (509 words, 2 pages)

In 1942, the night was tranquil while all of Europe was soundly asleep, nave a lingering horror. Then, like the crack of lightning, lives were shattered as Germans burst into the homes of the Jewish people, stripping them from their peaceful lives and forcing them into existences of constant terror. ... Read More

Our Horror Movie Craving Explained (500 words, 2 pages)

In Why We Crave Horror Movies by Steven King, the author writes about why we as people enjoy horror movies. He states that we all want and need to watch horror movies. He talks about the want to see others in danger or hurt, but to know it isnt real. ... Read More

Exploring the Fear of Disease through Popular Horror Titles (1371 words, 5 pages)

NameProfessorClassOCTResearch Paper Horror has a way of affecting those who indulge in its sensitivegenre, be it through literature, poetry, movies, and even T.V. shows. Itaffects its readers and viewers by agitating the emotion humans tend to bemost sensitive to fear. It does this in many different ways by exploringthe different ... Read More

The Horrors of the European Colonization of Africa (472 words, 1 pages)

The European colonization of the continent of Africa was horrible for the African people, and led the way for their race to be discriminated against for many years to come. Each country in Europe wanted to be part of the imperialistic race, and this led to the decimation of many ... Read More

A Report on Alligators: Magnificent Creatures of Our Planet (784 words, 2 pages)

This paper will discuss alligators. It will cover kinds of alligators, their habitat, their food and hunting, breeding, the value of their meat and skin, and the dangers of an alligator. There are two kinds of alligators. The first kind of alligator there is, is the Alligator Mississippiensis or the ... Read More

A Debate on the Question of Viruses as Living Creatures (306 words, 1 pages)

Are Viruses Alive? By Bo Howes The word virus means poi-son in Latin. Viruses are submicro-scopic intracellular parasites that consist of either RNA or DNA, and a protective coat of protein. It has caused countless diseases in vari-ous organisms. The term virus was first used in the 1890s to describe ... Read More

Edgar Allan Poe: A Master of Horror (1081 words, 2 pages)

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) Written and Contributed by SUGABUGA456 Edgar Allan Poe was one of Americas famous poets, fiction short-story writers, and literary critics. He is known as the first master of short story form especially in tales of horror, and mystery. The work he produced was considered to be ... Read More

Brandon Cook's Paper on Frankenstein and Its Hollywood Adaptations (670 words, 1 pages)

Brandon Cook Humn 33XX 23 April 2002 Frankenstein vs. Hollywood The creature in Mary Shelleys Frankenstein is probably the most well-known horror creature in Western civilization. If one even mentions the name of Frankenstein, many people immediately picture the monster in their head. This is undeniably a direct effect of ... Read More

An Essay on Basic Principles in Horror Movie Genre (1106 words, 2 pages)

"I've always thought that there are great similarities between directing horror and directing comedy. With both, you're building up tension and curiosity. The audience is asking, 'what possibly could the punchline be here?' It's the exploitation of tension and that's what horror is all about. You've got to create a ... Read More

The Horrors of Nazi Germany in World War II (3134 words, 5 pages)

NAZI In December 1929, the German government faced a total financial crisis, facing a short fall of 1.5 billion marks in anticipated revenues. It occurred then that the world would lie in darkness, where deaths would override births dramatically, and where the lives of those of a different race, those ... Read More

A Paper on the Creature in Marry Shelley's Frankenstein (729 words, 1 pages)

'All things truly wicked start from an innocence.' Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) The Creature was not born evil. Nor was his corruption his fault. He was born innocent, without fault or sin. The Creature was turned to a Monster after he learned of humanity, and what a cold, cruel thing it ... Read More

Families Reviews About Horror Movies (644 words, 1 pages)

Going over the same ground as the original 1975 cult classic and its many derivative offspring, this "Amityville Horror" provides enough of a shiver for novice horror fans to guarantee an opening-weekend audience but, for more well-versed fans of the genre, will feel like a redundant round of recycling. The ... Read More

The Theme of Dreams and Nightmares in Horror Films (946 words, 2 pages)

For as long as people have slept they have experienced nightmares. It was a common thought in the 18th century and before that the dream anxiety attack or nightmare was caused by a demon pressing on the chest of a person during sleep. (Anch et al.) Nightmares have even been ... Read More

Our Car Accident: A Horror Story (488 words, 1 pages)

I drifted off to sleep for a short moment and jolted back into consciousness. The darkening sky is tranquil and soft, and I find it beautiful to watch the last glimpses of mauve and crimson sink below the horizon beyond the soft, rolling mountains. In the car beside me is ... Read More

A Creative Story With a Horror Theme (369 words, 1 pages)

A shadow fell over my doorway. A man of great width and stature stood, leaning down to look into my face. A pitiful scream erupted from my throut. I scrambled back and reached behind me for the brass doorknob, never taking my blue eyes off the giant of a man. ... Read More

A Creative Story About Fantastic Creatures (804 words, 1 pages)

This story begins in a far away place called Norrath. Four people were in a city in Norrath called Kaladim. A wizard by the name of Sorio asked his group (which was made up of four people, Sorio the wizard, Korica the warrior, Chandra the valkerie, and Aeowen the archer) ... Read More

A Discussion About Horror Films (652 words, 1 pages)

Natural Born Killers, Psycho, Friday the 13th , and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow are all horror films. In these films there is always some crazy person or monster-like character that goes around and slaughters innocent people. And usually, but not all the time the killer is killed at the ... Read More

How I Survived a Plane Crash Horror (1962 words, 3 pages)

tors Survive Plane Crash Horror - Pilot Dies, the newspapers headline had proclaimed. Since the accident my life had undergone a dramatic and unbelievable transformation. I guess that after being involved in a plane crash it would be foolish to believe that everything would ever seem exactly the same again, ... Read More

Classical Horror in Dante's Inferno XXV (1605 words, 2 pages)

Classical Horror in Dante's Inferno XXV Dante Alighieri's Inferno is a piece of classical literary horror, influenced primarily by the classical writers Ovid and Virgil. Alighieri, as a poet, refined the classic techniques of horror to an art.01 A shrewd and imaginative poet, he used graphic images to appease the ... Read More

An Overview of the Horror Movie A Nightmare on Elm Street (247 words, 1 pages)

The movie A Nightmare on Elm Street is a crazy horror movie. Its about the teenaged children of Elm Street and how they all start to die, one-by-one, apparently being killed off by something when they sleep. Something in their dreams was murdering the children. A girl named Nancy Thompson ... Read More

Human Nature in Loss of the Creature, an Essay by Walker Percy (430 words, 1 pages)

Percy Essay Walker Percy has explored various aspects of Human Nature in this essay Loss of the Creature. He explores how there are certain experiences in this world that come in symbolic packages, or attached to preformed complexes. Percy explores the definition of Sovereignty and how it applies to the ... Read More

The Blue Whale - the Largest Creature Known to Man (1559 words, 2 pages)

Abstract The Blue whale is the largest creature of the sea, in fact, it is the largest creature known to man. Contrary to what most people think, even though Blue whales live in the sea, they are mammals. They breathe air, have their babies born alive and can live anywhere ... Read More

The Horrors of Human Nature (429 words, 1 pages)

The Horror A horror more terrible then fires - wars - epidemics - or bandits, this overwhelming horror is the weak character of man, the distrust and selfishness feeding each characters continual suspicion of his fellow man, always expecting the worst of them. The priest describes this horrific human trait ... Read More

A Review of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a Cult Movie (906 words, 1 pages)

It was a cool, crisp November evening, while five teenagers were hustling and bustling around my house excitedly getting ready for their very first showing of the live version of their all time favorite movie. They knew it would be the best night of their lives. The night of my ... Read More