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A Summary and Analysis of a Scene in Let the Right One In, a Swedish Romantic Horror Film (449 words, 2 pages)

1. Screen DetailsThe scene in Let the Right One In (Alfredson, 2008) where Elis caretaker, Hakan is on the verge of being discovered as the killer who has been providing blood for Eli is a very well shot and crafted scene which not only provides a tense and dreadful atmosphere, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Horror Novel Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin (1759 words, 6 pages)

A fetus could be an effective horror if the reader knew it was growing into something malignly different from the baby expected. Nine whole months of anticipation, with the horror inside the heroine. In just these two sentences, Ira Levin gives the basic outline of Rosemarys Baby. Rosemarys Baby, written ... Read More

The Changes in the Elements of Horror Films throughout History (1935 words, 6 pages)

Horror has been around for centuries. It can come in many forms, whether it is told through the word of mouth, stories, actual experiences, and most recently, through film. Some horror come in forms of urban legends, which are stories that often the teller believes is true therefore the audience ... Read More

A Critical View on Modern Horror Movies (990 words, 4 pages)

"I think that were all mentally ill those of us outside the asylums only hide it a little better and maybe not all that much better, after all." (King, Stephen. Why We Crave Horror Movies). We're all a little crazy sometimes. Some of us a little more than others. An ... Read More

An Analysis of the Paranormal Encounters in the Gothic Horror Play Ghost Stories by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman (701 words, 2 pages)

On a cold winter night in the upper hills of the Rocky Mountains a small school house sat tucked away in a carved out side of the snowy mountain. The school drama and band class were there late rehearsing Ghost Stories a popular gothic horror play in England by Jeremy ... Read More

A Critique of the Horror Elements and Feminism in It Follows, a Film by David Robert Mitchell (797 words, 3 pages)

It Follows Writing AssignmentWhy is the fear of being pursued followed so prominent in horror? The fear of being pursued or followed is so prominent within horror movies because it is something that is uncontrolled and unknown. The follower cannot be predicted, and there is not much way to know ... Read More

A Review of The Horror and the Glory in the Novel Black Boy by Richard Wright (775 words, 2 pages)

Black Boy (The Horror and the Glory) ReviewIn Richard Wrights autobiographical novel Black Boy, he depicts his tough life growing up starting from his 4-year old days in the South to his later years up in the North. The second part of the book The Horror and the Glory is ... Read More

The Horrors of War in the Film, Come and See by Elem Klimov (1431 words, 4 pages)

The soviet front during the Second Great War was very treacherous with many innocent lives caught in the crossfire of Nazi Germany trying to take over the motherland of Soviet Russia. In Elem Klimovs film Come and See (1985), we witness the horrors of war on the Belarusian front and ... Read More

The Life of Adolf Hitler and the Horrors of the Holocaust (940 words, 3 pages)

World War II was one of the most atrocious wars, pitting Europe and America against Japan as well as Germany. Many people died as a result of the war, and millions more died from causes other than the war. This cause? The holocaust. One man, who started a group for ... Read More

Horrors of the World in Elie Wisel’s Night (956 words, 3 pages)

When Light Falls to NightElie Wisels, Night, is a terrible and necessary insight into the horrors of our world. Despite its length, this novel has had a profound impact on my life one that continues to deepen with each subsequent reading. While my original response to the small passage we ... Read More

A Comparison of the Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Halloween, Two Movies in the Horror Genre (2900 words, 9 pages)

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974) and Halloween (John Carpenter, 1978) were two low budget films that had a lasting impact on the horror genre. Given their low budgets these movies were commercial successes, leading to the development and creation of the slasher subgenre of horror. With a ... Read More

A Review of the Horror Film As Above So Below (1215 words, 4 pages)

It was dark, and all that she could see before her was the faint and dim light of her headgear. The stale air reaching her lungs with each breath and the crimson blood shimmering as it dripped down her skin, she ran. Sprinting past the horrors that previously blocked the ... Read More

An Analysis of Southern Horrors and Other Writings by Ida B. Wells (750 words, 3 pages)

Southern Horrors and Other Writings of Ida B. WellsSouthern Horrors and Other Writings by Jacqueline Royster is a great awakening to the gruesome horrors of the lynchings of the late 1800s. She uses the writings of Ida B. Wells to gain the perspective of the black people at the time ... Read More

The Horrors of Enslavement and Killings in Treblinka I and Treblinka II During World War II (325 words, 1 pages)

The concentration camp was in German occupied Poland and located near the village of Treblinka. The camp was used from July 23, 1942 to October 19, 1943. During this time it was estimated that the amount of people killed at Treblinka II was closed to 1,000,000. In 1941 the SS ... Read More

Horror as the Best Way to Feed the Appetite of Insanity in the Essay, Why We Crave Horror Films by Stephen King (1011 words, 3 pages)

One of the most popular genres for books, magazines, and movies all around the world has been horror. You know, the type of movies where the character always has to check out the strange sound in the room they just came from. Moments such as half naked girls getting stabbed, ... Read More

A History of the Horrors of Slavery in the United States (4334 words, 12 pages)

Slavery is the act of enslaving people to do work against their will. Throughout all of history, slavery has been quite the common, and quite the controversial topic. Many people talk about how the world would be different if slavery never happened at all. They talk about how better the ... Read More

A History of the Horrors of the Battle of Passchendaele in World War I (1272 words, 5 pages)

The Third Battle of Ypres, also known as the Battle of Passchendaele was one of the many wars that summarized the tragedy and heartache that World War 1 had caused to the Allied troops. The battle first began July 18th, 1917 when Sir Douglas Haig launched an attack on the ... Read More

An Introduction to the Bipolar Disorder, the Mood Disorder Characterized by Elevated Mood and Disruptive Lows (1745 words, 8 pages)

The mood disorder characterized by elevated mood and disruptive lows is called Bipolar Disorder. This mood disorder affects approximately 5.7 million of American adults. This mood disorder allows people to experience a polarity between emotions of happiness, excitability, pressed speech associated with mania and the crippling sadness and irritability associated ... Read More

The Horrors of Slavery in The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs (1039 words, 3 pages)

Frederick Douglas narrative The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs narrative Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl both highlighted the atrocities of slavery. However, they did so in different ways. Harriet Jacobs really emphasizes her gender in an effort to get sympathy from free ... Read More

The Slasher Film Formula in Scream, a Horror Film (1042 words, 2 pages)

Essay 1 - Scream - Slasher Film Genre Though they can be manifested in different forms a doll killer(Child's Play-Tom Holland 1988), a burnt janitor (A Nightmare on Elm St.-Wes Craven 1984), a dark robed killer (Prom Night-Paul Lynch 1980), an oldlady killer (Friday the Thirteenth-Sean Cunningham 1980) and a ... Read More

The Effect of Horror Movies on People (1069 words, 4 pages)

People love to watch horror movies, because they distort reality for them, disturb them and leave them to their nightmares for the remainder of the night. Often these movies are immensely gory, filled with and overly violent complex of serial killers with girls locked in basements. However, every once in ... Read More

Boiling Point Elevation of Distilled Water (425 words, 2 pages)

Experiment title Boiling Point ElevationDate performed 212010Purpose To find out if an increase of Sodium Chloride will cause an increase to the boiling point elevation of distilled water. The technique used to find this out was dissolving various amounts of Nacl in distilled water, placing it on a hot pad, ... Read More

Explanation of Madness in Horror Films by Stephen King (561 words, 2 pages)

Being Insane is Being NormalIn ''Why We Crave Horror Movies,'' Stephen King claims that all human beings are mentally ill. I completely agree with King. We all are a little mentally ill to the point that it makes it normal for us. It makes us not think about our insanity ... Read More

An Analysis of the Elevated Literary Style in Dante Alighieri’s Book “Inferno” (910 words, 2 pages)

When Dante Alighieri wrote his Divine Comedy, he was certainly not unknown in Italy at the time. It makes sense, then that he would use his poetry to convey a message. Instead, Dante uses Inferno to brag to his enemies about his writing prowess, and make Inferno a more effective ... Read More

An Analysis of the Dismissal of Modern Medicine and Society in Dracula, a Gothic Horror Novel by Bram Stoker (2029 words, 5 pages)

Back to Basics? The Dismissal of Modern Medicine and Society in DraculaIn the late 19th century, Bram Stoker showed in Dracula that old world techniques could still have use in the modern world. There have been advancements in technology, medicine, and mannerisms, but with these come higher expectations and demand. ... Read More

A Report on The Shining, a Psychological Horror Film by Stanley Kubrick (1730 words, 5 pages)

Jack Torrance, The Coolest Dad AroundThe Shining takes place in Denver, Colorado sometime around the 1980s. The main characters of the movie include Jack Torrance, a writer and former teacher, Wendy Torrance, the wife of Jack, and Danny Torrance, the son of Jack and Wendy. The story begins as Jack ... Read More

A Summary and a Review of Alien, a Horror Movie (1095 words, 4 pages)

Dominick SorrentinoMrs.SteffenFilm AnalCrit5 November 2015 When Your Stuck In Space With a Xenomorph The movie begins with a commercial spacecraft heading towards earthcarrying 7 crew members in hypersleep. The ship's' AI detects a distresssignal from a nearby planetoid and wakes the crew up to go investigate.Three of the seven members ... Read More

A Close View of the Horrors of the Holocaust Through the Eyes of Elie Wiesel in the Novel, Night (263 words, 1 pages)

NightFollowing Elie Wiesels statement, "I decided to devote my life to telling the story because I felt that having survived I owe something to the dead, and anyone who does not remember betrays them again." I think he means that he is thankful for what the already dead had sacrificed ... Read More

The True Horrors of War in How to Tell a True War Story, a Novel by Tim O’Brien (1599 words, 6 pages)

Mind over MatterWhen people listen to certain stories, particularly stories that are very vivid in content or writing style, they want to believe them to be true. Regardless of whether they do or do not like the story, some part of them wants to hold on to every word. Some ... Read More

The Horrors of the German Holocaust and Portrayal of Equality in John Boyne’s Novel, The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas” (1039 words, 3 pages)

John Boynes The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas is a thoughtful novel about a nine-year-old boys experiences in Nazi Germany during the Holocaust. Through the use of literary techniques, the most important being narrative voice, Boyne conveys the idea that all men are equal, using Bruno and Shmuel seeing each ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013