Horror Story Essay

explain the many different forms of these devices; that are used in every literature book that has been published since ancient times. Dramatic irony is used when an audience knows something that the characters in the literature story do not know. Many different stories and literature books use this with many different genres such as In Romeo and Juliet, the audience knows that Juliet is already married to Romeo but her family does not know this in any way Juliet is hiding this from her family,…

more popular movie genres today are mysteries, science fiction, romantic comedies, animation, documentaries and horror films. Although all of these movie genres are enjoyed in a theater, horror movies are more worth the ticket price because the theater offers immense sound and vast visual experiences you cannot recreate at home. What better way to experience the stimulation of a horror film than in a dark theater with sound that is vibrating your seat and a picture that appears bolder than life?…

Horror Film Sub-Genres Over 29 million tickets have been sold just this year on horror movies alone. “When we pay our four or five bucks and seat ourselves at tenth-row center in a theater showing a horror movie, we are daring the nightmare.” said Stephen King in his article “Why We Crave Horror Movies”. People like the excitement of being scared. This is the same reason people go to haunted houses in the fall or tell scary stories by a campfire. Whether it be Creature Features, Slashers, or…

of the J-horror genre both in Japan and in other countries. Kaiki films can be considered as the main inspiration behind the present-day Japanese horror films and could even be considered as the impetus behind the continued development of this niche industry. However, despite their connection to the J-horror genre, it cannot be stated that Kaiki movies can be categorized as horror movies under the context of English language horror films. While they do contain aspects related to horror, such as…

of special effects in horror Special effects have been around for quite some time now, and they have been used in many different ways. In horror, special effects serve various purposes. Special effects in horror can show all the blood, gore, and disgusting things shown, it can be a transformation scene, or sometimes simply effects done with a camera and no other outside work. These effects add entertainment and understanding to the workings of the story. It adds to the story, but sometimes can…

the way they were expecting. The creative story behind It is that every twenty-seven years the clown, Pennywise, makes an appearance in the town to abduct children; so, this is basically the background of the story to set up the plot, yet it is not the attention grabber throughout the movie. While the label of horror to the movie It does not really hold strong, the selection of actors and the skills of makeup save the film and make it successful. Horror film, is what the movie It was intended…

narrative told by the poster, and the colors used by the designer to give the poster an effective tone. Analyzing this poster will give the reader a better understanding as to why it succeeds in being an effective horror poster. Without reading the title, one can conclude that The Conjuring is a horror movie by the menacing imagery depicted on the poster. From the overcast sky, to the noose dangling on the tree limb, and the shadow of a woman hanging herself from the noose the poster gives an…

Horror Movies: What Causes Our Cravings? In “Why We Crave Horror Movies,” Stephen King deliberates on the motives behind people’s craving for horror movies. Some of the reasons he analyzes are simple and obvious, some have a deeper psychological meaning. King writes that we watch horror movies in order to experience the same level of fun as riding a roller coaster. He also suggests that we watch horror movies to experience the set of emotions to which we were conditioned to deem as wrong. King…

What is it that we want to feel when we go to watch a horror film? Of course, we all want to be terrified, or at least we are prepared to be frightened in some way. But what is it that terrifies us, or essentially, incites in us some sense of horror? Is it the presence of horrible creatures, or is it the presence of ghosts, or other types of supernatural creatures, that scares us? Of course, the supernatural is in all these things. Human beings normally fear the supernatural because things…

as Dr. Marrow (Montague in the book). Many argue that this movie barely follows with the book at all. Lisa Schwarzbaum, writer for Entertainment Weekly believes that the movie is just awful. Roger Ebert, writer for the Chicago Tribune believes “The story is a mess,” but also states: “To my surprise I find myself recommending ‘The Haunting.’” Also, J. Hoberman, writer for Village Voice…