Count Dracula

Compare the witches of Macbeth with the sisters of Dracula In Macbeth, Shakespeare has described and presented the three witches in ways that are both similar and different to the three vampire sisters in Dracula. A way in which the witches of Macbeth are different to the sisters of Dracula, could be that the witches are presented to be old and repulsive, whereas the sisters are presented as more young and attractive. A quotation which shows how the sisters are presented is 'Three young…

The book Dracula was published in 1897 and takes place during the Victorian era which took place in the United Kingdom. During this era the United Kingdom was ruled by Queen Victoria. The book was Lord of the Flies was published in 1954 but the book took place during WWII. The book Perks of Being a Wallflower was published in 1999 where it talks about a boy who is trying to find out who he is. Through these time periods men were perceived differently and there role’s started to become different.…

We are told that ghosts, angels and vampires live only in stories, but these videos will make you question your own eyes and think again. Hoax or real? With popular movies like 'Paranormal Acitivity' and 'The Blair Witch Project' it's no wonder that YouTube is filled with ghost videos and mysterious sightings. Luckily for us, most of the videos are fabricated and total amateur hour. However, there are some than even the most rational people will find it hard to explain. Here, we present ten…

The Secret Circle series is a paranormal romance series of novel by LJ Smith. Lisa Jane Smith who writes professionally as LJ Smith is a world renowned author of young adult fiction. One of her best known series it The Vampire Diaries that went on to become a popular and highly successful TV series by the same name. Smith’s novels in the Night World and Vampire Diaries series have been award winning titles and several time New York bestsellers over the years. Prior to becoming a full time author…

my sleep?” This quote depicts the “omens, portents, and visions” quality of a gothic novel. Mina experiences a vision that consists of a figure emerging from a thick layer of fog, similar to the one that her husband has while staying in Castle Dracula. While Mina sees a face in her…

Whether it was a long day at work or a regular weekend date night, watching a movie with a bowl of popcorn always seems to be a popular choice. Deciding to have a movie night is easy trying to decide which type of movie is the hard part. Movies are categorized by Genre’s a few being horror, thriller, and romance. Anytime I get a chance to sit down and watch a movie I typically choose horror. The Genre horror comes with plenty of sub categories for the viewer to have a better selection of…

Journey to an island, shrouded in mystery and dark magic... THE MATEGUAS ISLAND SERIES...multi-award-winning American Gothic Fiction! Book I - MATEGUAS ISLAND, A NOVEL OF TERROR AND SUSPENSE Book II - RETURN TO MATEGUAS ISLAND, A TALE OF SUPERNATURAL SUSPENSE Book III - GHOSTS OF MATEGUAS, A MATEGUAS ISLAND NOVEL What could be more idyllic than to live on an island off the coast of Maine? That's what Bill Andersen thought when he moved his family to Mateguas. But Mateguas is more than just…

Brain imaging Technology is just starting to develop to study neural correlations of the horror experiences (Jarrett para. 10). Whether it’s the Utukku vampire of Syria or the modern day Dracula, horror fiction has a biological history and mirrors our own cognitive selves and fears. The ultimate horror story has yet to be told, but if psychologists and writers worked together, they could possibly develop even scarier material. Where there…

GE2112 Representations of the Gothic Final Essay
 Ko Tong Tong (53056992) 28th November 2015 Topic 1: “Evil is a Point of View” “Evil is a point of view. God kills indiscriminately and so shall we. For no creatures under God are as we are, none so like him as ourselves.” (Rice 69) Lestat told Louis this in Interview with the Vampire. It raised a very good concern for people to think. How can evil be defined? For a vampire, blood consumption is a necessity to maintain their life. (Wolf 28)…

have been translated and altered into modern societies novels and movies such as the ones to be discussed here. Bram Stoker’s Dracula is one of the first fiction novels to discuss vampires and has become one of the most iconic novels and the status quo to any basic modern vampire novel. The novel follows the story of many characters and their reaction to experiencing Dracula and learning of his fearsome mythological capabilities such as immorality. This discussion will follow the comparison of…