Dracula

Vampire Ever since reading Twilight by Stephanie Meyers, my slight obsession with vampires began. Reading the Twilight books was only the beginning as my infatuation with vampires grew as I continued to immerse myself in books that catered to individuals who enjoy reading about these blood-sucking creatures. Everything vampire was all I wanted to expose myself to for a while, from the Blade movies to the Morganville Vampire series, I could not get enough of learning about the different way…

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla displays the theme of attraction versus repulsion throughout the novella, but particularly emphasizes these contradicting ideas in the passage on page 44-45. This passage depicts Laura’s sickness as she begins to turn into a vampire. While the idea of Laura becoming a creature that thrives off blood should be repulsive, her intrigue at the thought of death creates a more impactful scene. Within the first few sentences of the passage we hear of Laura’s ill…

Vincent is a heartless man. He sits after dark, frustrated in need of one. He needs a renewed heart by the end of tonight, October 31st, or else his spirit and life will be gone forever. Things aren't easy for this vampire. He's been looking for a target all day, and no one wants to approach him or help him. He won't move, wake up, or keep a heartbeat. He drinks his last sip of coffee to think. “Let’s see… Who would be stupid enough to approach me?” CA-CHING, Vincent suddenly hears. A few…

The physical film and camera are symbols of immortality that will kill the characters, like a vampire. The beginning of the film, Shadow of the Vampire, is the portrayal of the creation of the famous horror movie, Nosferatu, based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula. During this scene, the actress who plays the role of Mina Murray in Nosferatu expresses to the director that “an audience gives [her] life, while [the camera] merely takes it from [her].” The actress playing Mina immediately exposes and…

“The only way out is to DIE!!!” – Anonymous (goodreads) Gothic fiction is a genre of literature that combines elements of horror and romance. (Gothic Fiction) Twin Souls, The Devil and Tom Walker, The Masque of the Red Death, and Edward Scissorhands all uses gothic elements like environment, atmosphere, emotions, supernatural, and drama. However they aren’t always used the same way. The supernatural often appears in Gothic literature as something not of this world. (eHow) A vampire and…

Juan Antonio Bayona’s El Orfanato (2007) is a Spanish horror film that illustrates the Spanish ghost story while also representing the tragic loss of childhood. Laura returns to the orphanage where she was raised, hoping to re-open it. Instead, her son Simón goes missing seemingly at the hands of ghosts from her past. The disappearance and subsequent death of her son, as well as her reunion with her ghostly childhood friends symbolizes significant aspects of Spain’s traumatic history. This can…

Rosemary’s Baby produced by Roman Polanski was a sensational phenomenon horror film that depicts demonic and satanic acts through the world during the 1960’s. This movie opened discussion on the topic of religious concepts and gave a psychological thrill to its viewer. In Rosemary’s Baby, Roman Polanski demonstrates multiple literary devices in this film but the two that are most prominent were symbolism and conflict of human vs self. Throughout the film, Rosemary’s husband “Guy” is viewed as a…

Within this essay I want to compare the stories of Beloved and A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings. As a viewer reading these books, and watching the movie Beloved I wanted to dig deeper on the perspective of terror and discrimination that can fall in line with these books. Also, to look deeper as a viewer of why the authors decided to put the uses the supernatural aspects with in the stories. I believe that viewers can look deeper into a story based on the discrimination and the supernatural…

The Mortal Instrument: City of Bones is based on the first novel in Cassandra Claire’s six-book young adult romance/ fantasy series. It is a reaction to Stephenie Meyer’s sparkly- vampire- vs. werewolves- with- six packs saga. It is a popular series of young adult sci- fi/ fantasy/ romance novels. It is about the story of a teenage girl who develops paranormal gift to see different symbols that are invisible to normal people. It is a 2013 film based on the book written by Cassandra Claire and…

Game of Thrones is a fantasy medieval television series based on the book A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin. Similar to the books, the show has an overflow of gratuitous sex and violence especially when portraying women in positions of power. Heroes die, villains triumph, peasants and slaves suffer horribly but Martin does not shy away from the reality of starvation, rape, and murder that follow in the wake of war. The class stratification and brute injustice of the feudal society are…