Horror fiction

The movie “I Am Legend,” a post-apocalyptic science fiction film, directed by Francis Lawrence in 2007, is regarded as one of the most popular modern vampire-like creature films. It is also credited as the main influence to portray vampires as the characters we know nowadays. Of course, it is not the first time that the concept of a ‘living vampire’ is used in the film industry, and this is actually the third adaptation of Richard Matheson’s novel I Am Legend in 1954, which was published after…

Horror, mystery, and masterful storytelling all put into one author. Stephen King is a classic American author, who wrote the famous book and movie, The Green Mile. From wanting to start off as a school teacher to ending up being one of the America’s best selling authors, Stephen King wrote one of the most interesting horror books of all time. In The Green Mile, Stephen King, like most of his books, added mystery and suspense. Mysticism is when people use explainable things that are deemed to be…

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…

speak. It is there for anybody to see in one of the nursing homes of Suffolk's Stowlangtoft. It may have inspired the Scream or Harry Potter. The fact is it is a tree that reporters found and it resembles horrific things that were supposed to be fiction. Similarly, images of…

solitude seldom interact with others, which breed some psychological thought processes that lock out the entire world, leaving one with only a minimal space for daily interaction or none at all in extreme cases. Solitude has inspired a new genre of horror films and videos that are focused on only one place starring individuals pitted against each other or against some supernatural powers with little or no room for escape. Isolation, in medical psychology, is defined as the state or quality of…

In Mary Shelly's “Frankenstein”, the relationship between creator and created is scrutinized and put up to the test as Victor neglects his creation causing his rampage. Yet Victor himself is quite hypocritical when speaking on the malignancy of the monster, as in many cases he himself exemplifies many of the characteristics that the creature posses such as both seek the destruction of the others as well as the damnation layer upon both for the nefarious actions committed. However, they are still…

When you think of the horror genre, what do you think of? Probably on gruesome and frightening characters such as Frankenstein, Dracula, and the wolfman. Although some may think that the horror genre is only based on grim characters and events, this is a common misconception. According to a literary criticism by Sharon A. Russell, the horror genre is mainly based on conventions, such as organization, characters, setting, supernatural events, and common topics. In a comparison of three short…

One of the biggest movie producers out there,and they have made and remade many of their most iconic movies since their beginning in 1912. One of those movies is the 1932 Horror Film “The Mummy” starring one of the greatest actors of all time, Boris Karloff. It even won an academy award for best film in science fiction, horror, and suspense. Due to its success, a remake was bound to happen. In 1999 universal studios did not disappoint when it released “The Mummy” starring Brendan Fraser and…

written by Shelley, released Frankenstein in 1931. It is a story of a young scientist trying to create life after one has died and the struggles and drama that come along with that. Even after 86 years, Frankenstein is still remembered as the best horror film of that time because of the impressive story of the monster who came alive, the astounding set design, and the incredible acting done by the actors like Boris Karloff as Frankenstein, Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein,…

A dark side of reality George Saunders’s collection of stories, Tenth of December, makes statements about current society by depicting a darker version of reality. By mixing elements of science fiction, horror and cynical humor, Saunders moves the reader through a series of intense emotions. In “Victory Lab,” he tells one story from multiple points of view, describing the brutality and terror of a young adolescent girl who is kidnapped but then saved by a neighbor. In “Sticks,” he portrays the…