Horror Story Essay

It was one number I had never deleted out of my phone, mostly because I had waited for years for Stormy to call. Her mom answered on the second ring, “Drew?” “Mrs. Waters.” I answered. “I assume you’re calling about Stormy?” “Yes ma’am. We know that Cole has her.” “Yes…he does.” She replied, cooly. “You already knew that?” I asked in confusion. She laughed a psychotic laugh, “Of course we know, he’s good for her.” Rhett stared at the phone, a mixture of disgust, anger, and shock across his…

Why We Crave Horror Movies by Stephen King is a blunt explanation or theory put together by him on the subject of why we crave horror movies. In this excerpt, King explains what we do when we pay to see these films, as well as, why we do this. Horror movies are meant to take one on an emotional roller coaster and make them experience one, if not all, of their worst fears all in one setting. In reason as to what we do when we attend to see these films, King says, "..we are daring the nightmare…

The movie “The Human Centipede” was released on April 30, 2010 and is directed by Tom Six. The movie is a horror film leaving many viewers disturbed and nauseated. The movie begins with two relatively young American tourists in Germany having their car break down in the middle of nowhere. They came across the home of a retired surgeon hoping he can help. Instead, he drugs them and when they wake up they realize they’ve been tied to their beds. The doctor brings in a Japanese tourist as well.…

Tilly the Sugar Glider. My heart fell when I saw the huge eyes, the long fuzzy tail, and the pointy ears on the tiny sugar glider. It was worth driving through the hail and rain for at least an hour to get this sweet little thing. I hear the unusual noises that she is making. When I'm holding the sugar glider she feels like a fluffy cloud in my hands, and when I smell the apple juice I see the fresh cut apples. She devoured the apple slice then falls asleep in her pouch. I'm cleaning my room…

“You must be willing to sacrifice your whole life to survive.” (Kenneth Waters Jr.) Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games (2008) follows the story of an unselfish girl, Katniss, as she struggles to survive in District 12 coupled with all the advantages that go with it. Throughout the novel Katniss must sacrifice to keep herself and the ones she loves alive. As Waters stated, the sacrifice of your whole life to survive is essential. Sacrifice that leads to survival above all else is the notion…

Assignment #1: Critic Review analysis Submitted to: Submitted by: Sujeevan Nesarajah Submitted for: CUL485YB  In this critical review analysis I will be using the following films in order to review and discuss the critical analysis perspectives. The films are: Transformers 4 and Passion of the Christ. I will begin with Passion of the Christ and then proceed onwards to Transformers 4. The following critics work will be used: Roger Ebert, Glenn Kenny Part 2: Roger Ebert review Passion of…

Writer-helmer-editor David Lowery (“Ain't Them Bodies Saints”) delivers one of the most rewarding movies of the year, a psychedelic, indie-style ghost drama that is beautiful and haunting in equal proportions. Resorting to long shots, which stimulate even more our curiosity, and perfectly composed settings, the director opts for a dead-cold stillness that characterizes an intelligent, layered tale related with a profound sense of loss, despair, and eternity. By the time we are introduced to C…

The movie The Exorcist (1973) is one of the most profitable horror movies ever made. This movie is about super natural events happening to a little girl called Regan. This type of events start worrying her mother when Regan starts hurting herself. Her mother worried try many ways of medicine to try to find what is wrong with her child, and after searching for many time, she found out her daughter was possessed. It is here when a local priest called Jason Miller is asked for the mom to help her.…

through books, movies, pictures, and photos. Macabre is still used in today’s stories. It creates suspense through cliff-hangers, and foreshadowing events of the story. Macabre is used for the allegorical representation of the ever-present and universal power of death. The Devil and Tom Walker, The Pit and the Pendulum, and the Minister’s Black Veil contain examples of Macabre events that add suspense to the short stories, Washington Irving uses the Macabre event of the trees to add suspense to…

have monsters to scare us and inculcate in us the need to have their power and capabilities. While some monsters are a real cause of fear to people in a society, it is apparent that we need them for coping with our daily fears (Jacobsen, 2016). The horror and terror expressed by the monsters such as the zombies show what human beings wish to become. Their influence makes people secretly aspire to be as prominent thus their creation in showing what human beings are missing by sticking to their…