Friday the 13th

It was Friday the 13th, Poe pulled the bedcover up over his head. As he was laying there, he could feel the beat of his heart frantically beating as if something was wrong. There was a sound of laughter followed by an eerie moaning. He questioned himself on what this noise could be. Deep in his thoughts, he told himself over and over, it’s just the wind coming out of the chimney. There’s nothing to worry about. Out of nowhere the sound of footsteps began from the dark hallway right outside his…

The article Sex and Violence in Slasher Films: Re-examining the Assumption written by Barry S. Sapolsky, Fred Molitor, and Sarah Luque observes a research on cruel, violent and sexual images in horror movies from the 1980s to 1990s. The main point of the article is researching on victims' gender and connection between sex and murders in slashers. Horror movies of the 1960s-1970s were thrillers featuring awful bloodbath. Blood and violent picture attracted audience of young movie fans. Such…

the lights off at night then you are going to say no because you are going to be too afraid that something is going to come out and get you. The way that I have shown fear is when I was about 9 or 10 and I went into my mom’s room and watched Friday the 13th at night. I was really scared because I thought that he was going to come and get me every night. So every night when I had to turn the lights out I would run to my room as fast I could and then I would pull the blanket over my head. I would…

To begin with, college sports are very important not for only athletes, but also for people, who are ready to support them in difficult minutes of their life. There is an unlimited amount of achievements for athletes that can influence on their future life. Obviously, every person can say their favorite athletes which can be gifted and talented. On the contrary, I do not have my preferred athlete. However, I can suggest that for athletes it is important to be well developed physically and…

Tis the season to once again to give praises to the kings of cold, the sultans of slash, the queens of screams, the icons who make Halloween what it is and what it always should be. from a evil possessed doll to a super strong momma's boy with a machete, the horror icons of the 70's to the 90's and early 2000's have made a deep bloody impact on the horror world to this day, if you were to ask your parents what scared them the most when they were your age they would most likely say Freddy Kruger…

Allison Penn Amy Whitener English 26 January 2018 Why Life Seems Hard Many people think life is hard. But little do they know that they cause their life to be hard. Life should be easy: a person lives and dies. Everything else that person does is to just pass the time. They should not be making the passing time hard. Everyone has bad parts of their life, but you can make it better. Why does it seem like life is so hard? That is the question everyone seems to ask. When a person has a bad day,…

Picture this: it’s a dark and stormy Friday night; your parents are out of town. You decide to pop some popcorn and turn on a classic scary movie. The opening credits role, and the first scene fades from black. From behind your blanket shield, you hear a narrator begin to speak in a deep, mysterious tone. “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary…” Sounds spooky, right? This isn’t your ordinary horror film. It’s actually a poem, written by none other than Edgar Allan Poe. I…

Sound has been an integral part of the film storytelling process since the studio era began. Since its inception, sound has proven to be an important technical and creative innovation used by film directors to gain the attention of its movie viewers. Present day films are unbalanced because they are visually two-dimensional but use 3-dimensional (3-D) sound. Sound plays a vital role in calling the viewer’s attention to the spatial and temporal dimensions within scenes. Directors, Editors and…

My mom, dad, and grandma are the most important people in my life. My mom Jennifer Lovell is always there to help me when I need someone to talk to, She always gives me advice on what not to do and to learn from her mistakes. My dad Bryce Harrison is always there to cheer me up and put a smile on my face whenever I am sad or even when I’m happy he still tries to make me laugh constantly. My grandma Janet is a lot like both my mom and dad, she gives me advice all the time and makes me laugh a lot…

Major depression is a mood disorder that causes to have negative feelings for an extensive time as it could take a few days or even weeks. Those negative feelings include sadness, anger, loss, hopelessness and discouragement. They can interfere individual’s daily activities due to the lack of ambition and energy. Depression can be caused through different symptoms such as family history, stressful events, personality, loneliness, illness and physical changes. This essay will be exploring on…