Horror and terror

selection we know the different types of movies, Family, Comedy, Disney and Horror. We skip over anything that looks even a little scary; because you’re still traumatised from the time you snuck behind the couch and saw a scene from Jeepers Creepers, and begged your parents to tuck you in that night. Asking them to check the closet, and for God’s sake don’t forget under the bed. Time changes, a teenager now intrigued by horror, and with a little peer…

Finding the Silver Lining in the “Silver Bullet” The 1985 horror film “Silver Bullet” is cherished by horror enthusiast and widely criticized by film critics. The movie, “Silver Bullet” is adapted from a novel by Stephen King, “Cycle of the Werewolf”. This classic horror film has created a cult following that has also received negative attention and criticism. “Silver bullet” is one of the greatest, most entertaining werewolf movies of the eighties. Stephen King’s, “Silver Bullet” is a film…

style that influences and defines a certain genre of film. Truffault spearheaded the French New Wave movement with his use of film stock, mood, and unique character perspective, whereas Hitchcock ushered in the use of suspense and surprise in the Horror movie genre. Both are visionaries who led the way for film in the future. In the movie Psycho, Hitchcock delves into the world of a voyeur, with his mise-en-scene…

Does anyone remember the last time we saw a found-footage film that was actually good? Seriously can you remember? The Gallows reminds us that even though Hollywood loves making found footage movies they seem to be against making them good. In this horror film we have a gang of cliché annoying teenagers Reese Houser, Pfeifer Ross, Ryan Shoos and Cassidy Spliker. The actors seemed to enjoy keeping their real names in the film and Ryan is the only one to keep both his first and last name, so in…

The women who influenced the French Revolution ultimately defined feminism and defied the patriarchal society that surrounded them. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, feminism is “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes” and “organized activity on behalf of women 's rights and interests” (“Feminism”). Men of the French Revolution, however, disagreed with the sentiments of the feminist; Jean Jacques Rousseau wrote, “A woman that is an aesthete, is a…

A Series of Unfortunate Events – The Trial and Execution of Louis XVI Why was Louis XVI overthrown in August 1792? What were the issues which divided republicans over his fate? A series of unfortunate events led to the deposition and ultimate execution of Louis XVI in January 1793. Louis’ plight, from the flight to Varennes in June 1791 to the guillotine on 21 January 1793, was one of constant blunders and calamitous decisions. Along with this, Louis was unable to rely on his closest…

Reign of Terror: Was it Justified? September 1792 marks a turning point in history. A time of divided people, a time of beheading, and a time of terror. The Reign of Terror began with to imprisonment of Louis XVI in September of 1792. A new type of government was put in place, republic, causing the division of people. Some were counterrevolutionaires, against the new government, some were pro-revolution, for the new government. The two sides did not get along so the government turned to Terror.…

The Reign of Terror was a crucial time during the French Revolution that negatively affected the lives of many. This horrifying period during the French Revolution all began in the year 1792 when former King Louis XVI was executed for treason. The following year, Maximilien Robespierre took control of France through the Committee of Public Safety. From that point on, the country of France went into a time of mourning and brought great suffering among millions. Was the Reign of Terror, a time of…

The Reign of Terror: Was it Justified? Should an individual be put to death because of an opinion about society? Subpar conditions in France caused Maximilien Robespierre, the leader of the radical phase of the French Revolution, to enact the “Reign of Terror”, which was an extremely violent response to the reign of Louis XVI by the revolutionary government. During this period of two years, the Guillotine, or “National Razor” dropped a heavy blade on the necks of thousands of people who were…

could not do more than that. Many of the uneducated saw violence as the only way to settle political disputes since they believed that they could not get their point across in any other way. This led to many violent revolts, including the Reign of Terror. The Great Fear, when peasants attacked churches and nobles and parts of France fell into anarchy, was also caused by this. After the attack on Bastille, the poor did not know what the king would do next since they were uneducated in how…