Horror novels

The documentary ‘Zombie: Haiti’s Longstanding Tradition’ (Zombie: Haiti’s Longstanding Tradition, 2005) contained information regarding the original Haitian version of Zombies and how they are created. Some other things also featured in this film include how “zombie powder” is made, how people are brought back from the brink of death, and how people are forced to become these “zombies” so that people may use them as slaves. The idea of zombies has been a part of our world since the 8th century.…

In the story Tell­tale Heart Edgar Allan Poe used many literary devices to give a dark tone to the story. Edgar Allan Poe used time of day to place a dark tone to the story. He stated on page 538 paragraph one that every night at midnight he opens the door a little bit more each night. He also uses setting to give false sense of security for the victim. On page 538 paragraph 2 he states that every morning he spoke to the old man,he spoke courteously and even called him by name in a hearty tone.…

compare and contrast were American Horror Story and Supernatural. Both of these TV shows are under the genre of horror and they both like to re-create the things that go bump in the night. Both of these TV shows are geared toward a large target audience of ages 18 through 50, and both have characters that the audience can grow with.Nevertheless, the networks that they are tied to, have a different opinion on how they scare their audiences in their seat. American horror story is a a non-…

With the stage being only 7x7m[], the closeness and claustrophobia of the performances allowed the audience to fully immerse themselves in the onstage action, this “dynamic of the theatre served to problematise the audience’s relationship with the comforts of bourgeois morality” [], allowing them to step out of the real world and into the Theatre du Grand-Guignol. In Au Telephone we are presented with a character that is given the ultimate opportunity: commit a heinous crime with no probable…

landscape of American culture." (2002: 585). Horror films are noted by Derry (1987) as well as King (2004) as being particularly important to analyse. They state how horror films relate to societal fears. Korstanje and Olsen (2011) state how some horror films have discourses of risk as key plot components. They further this explain how the monsters or strangers within this horror films are symbolic of enemies to democracy and the western way of life. Horror films speak to fears within society,…

In the film Prometheus David is an Android, meaning he is not human. He is on board a ship with many other scientists trying to find their creator, David is there to assist them. Although he looks, talks and acts like a human he cannot feel the same way humans do but he can understand human emotions. Despite the fact he is not supposed to feel the way we do, throughout the movie he faces many obstacles dealing with his identity and who he truly is. Therefore, David battles an inner identity…

The Neo-Noir, Science Fiction classic, Blade Runner by Ridley Scott, will evermore remain a motion picture masterpiece. In a world that is torn between humans and replicants, a blade runner must pursue and contend to four replicants who thought it was a fantastic idea to steal a ship in space and return to the captivating Earth to find their creator. Falling between both Neo-Noir and Sci-Fi, Blade Runner provides its audience with exquisite visual environments with just a splash of detail. With…

Thomas hebert Tim Burton style essay Tim Burton is a very well known film director. He is known for movies like the remaking of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Big Fish. He is very unique with his style of lighting, music choices and camera angles. He uses a lot of long shots with high key lighting. He also uses a lot of medium shots with bottom or side lighting making it seem scary especially with his choice of music. One of the best things a director can do is choose the right music…

“Why We Crave Horror Movies,” an article by Stephen King, he explains his view on why we enjoy horror films. He chooses to say we go to fill a somewhat morbid taste for watching someone suffer, as well as using it as a method of triumph, showing others we simply can bare it. King says that if we aren’t feeling quite ourselves or are just feeling off all we really need is a good horror movie to set us right again. He claims that we all have a part in us that craves the gory, horror in films for a…

to represent both evil and good because of one side of his face was dark while the other side was light. Costumes in this scene were also effective and realistic as it appeals to all ages. Even though this scene is designed to position us to feel horror, it also anticipates us to view the next events. Through the use of a variety of visual, audio and symbolic techniques, it is evident that this scene creates a mood of fear and anticipation. Obviously, Night at the Museum is a sensational film…