Haunted Mansion

Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher “The Fall of The House of Usher” is a dreary tale of a descent into madness, the unnamed narrator goes into detail of just how gloomy the house truly is. The introduction to “The Fall of The House of Usher” sets up a very gothic mood, Edgar Allen Poe does this by using dark descriptive words. “The theme of The Fall of The House of Usher” is a descent into madness as the usher house was once lively and is now dead in a sense. When the narrator…

Compare and Contrast Essay: "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe and "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl Both short stories "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe and "The Landlady” by Roald Dahl are gothic, mysterious stories. The authors (of both stories) make the stories exciting for the reader due to the tension and suspense they create. There are some clear differences between the two stories, but also some similarities. In “The Tell-Tale Heart” the narrator is the main character in the…

stories. Some of the stories are related to the spirits of the dead, and the other ghost stories are related to the disappearances of the living souls. The implied message in the, "Army Apparitions," text is paranormal activity is not just in haunted houses or scary places, it can be everywhere. This text includes examples of paranormal activity on army posts or sites that have been affected by the toughest soldiers. For instance, this sentence states, "In a 1983 SOLDIERS article SSgt.…

background, not shown frequently and quiet. The scene where she is roaming around the Morton house, she was afraid, uneasy, and not brave. A man had to be by her side the whole time, to protect her and keep her safe. She was not allowed to walk around the haunted house without someone with her. This made her look unintelligent, because she could not speak for her own or even do things on her own without a man with her. This is where medias three roles come into play. The media appoints leaders…

To those who are open to it and who seek out the company of ghosts, it is always thrilling to record evidence of a haunting on film. This euphoric feeling is multiplied when the site in which this evidence is captured is as lovely and haunted as St. Albans Sanatorium. It was during a photo session on November 1, 2014 for which Pat Bussard O’Keefe was shooting for After Dark Magazine, that two of the Ghost Writers’ team members recorded a most unusual anomaly. Pat and Ken O’Keefe photographed a…

For parents, Halloween is the scariest holiday. It is unnerving enough that kids walk around in the dark asking strangers for candy. Some of the kids' costumes, though, can make the hairs on the back of parents' necks stand up. Halloween costume options are often skirts that are too short, shorts that are too tight, tights that are too sheer, and the outfits that are misogynistic. Little girls' costumes are too often frightening thanks to their reliance on sex appeal. While boys wear the body…

Alex wasn’t too excited to hear this, he was petrified of scary creatures. So Alex’s dad had promised him that he would help him get through the haunted houses if he couldn’t handle it. This year just so happened to be the 25th anniversary of the Horror Nights. The next day was when they were going to the actual horror night’s event. There were nine haunted houses, one of which Alex was okay with, “The Walking Dead”, he had seen the TV show and it didn’t scare him at all. Before the horror…

TIBBITS OPERA HOUSE Barton S. Tibbits and I were hanging out one day. We were just playing truth or dare,when I dared him to build an opera house! “I accept the dare,Mr.lewis” said Barton. We planned to build it together. I then dropped out because i decided i wanted to build an art gallery instead. Barton continued with the plan tho. He spent a total of $25,000 on the theater. The opening night was September 21, 1882.…

eath of Sherlene the Angel Eleven months ago I entered a beautiful home,and what many would consider , the home to be dark, dreary and creepy, this home was the total opposite and their in the home three hospice clients occupied the home. Also as of now you might have figured out that I'm talking about a hospice house and perhaps I am the hospice tech telling you about a true life event and you are exactly right. However: even though it was a hospice home it was different from most,the…

The Haunted Houses of Fort Leavenworth, was the well-known title of his book. “Army Apparition” by Alan Moore tells us about extraordinary things that happen in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas by using rhetorical appeals, personal stories, and its historical background.…