Horror short stories

Hawthorne’s two short stories The Birthmark and Rappacini’s Daughter bear many similarities to each other. In particular, many of the characters are analogous to one another within the framework of the stories. One specific example is the many similarities and parallels between the character of Beatrice in Rappacini’s Daughter and that of Georgiana in The Birthmark. Hawthorne characterizes both Beatrice and Georgiana using similar techniques as well as having them change dynamically resulting in…

The Cask of Amontillado is a horror tale that has many gothic stories in it. They include the underground chambers, dark imagery and a lot of violent revenge to share Poe’s stories. Poe is known for using the world of the gothic literature to bring out terror and external worlds to the psychological environment. He can create a world in the mind of the reader using gothic tradition. This world conveys the terror needed using irony, puns, double entendre and foreshadowing among other features of…

Interlude (One Story) There is only one type of story, but there are many ways to tell the one story. All writers know that being entirely original is impossible, it is almost like trying to use a word that has never been used. Writers know at the character that are created most likely resembles somebody else. They use basic patterns and tendencies to draws the reader in which is more comforting, but if the text is unfamiliar to the readers, it will make the reader quite uncomfortable in some…

In the short story “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe, the narrator is a murderous villain. Drinking to an extent can make a person very violent towards other people. It is clear to say that he has major issues and feels no remorse for the murders he has committed. The narrator is losing his sanity. The reason behind the narrator’s excessive drinking of alcohol can negatively affect him and his decisions. His repetitive drinking caused him to become violent towards his wife and animals, which…

1947, John Cheever wrote a short story titled “The Enormous Radio” about the darkness that is hidden inside others and inside us. He does this through a masterful use of symbols, contrasting Irene and the radio, and dynamic character development. The radio and the protagonist of the “The Enormous Radio” are symbols demonstrating the journey to self-awareness. Cheever conveys this message through the journey of the dynamic protagonist, Irene Wescott—who begins this story as a naïve middle-aged…

depth and makes for a more interesting story. Psychological writing gives society a glimpse into the dark side of human nature. To many people, it is thrilling to read about protagonists who struggle with their own minds. Although there are countless disorders of the mind, only a few are prominent in writing. Depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, multiple personality disorder, and somnambulism are just a few popular writing topics. If a character in a story suffers from one of these…

inhabits every aspect, from investigations of claustrophobia and opposing personalities to clever framing on a cramped boat set. And through his originality and skill, Polanski overcomes an impossible shooting location and the obvious minimalism of the story to construct a tale defined by the profound relationship between its suffocating backdrop and psychological…

The Outside of the Inside “Deliver us all from the naked in heart;” Eudora Welty uses this phrase in her short story “No Place for You, My Love” to emphasize the unnamed woman’s desire to hide her inner emotions (Welty 394). The Lord’s Prayer utilizes the phrase; deliver us from evil, as a way to ask to be saved from sins. Having a naked heart can be compared to wearing one’s heart on one’s sleeve, an act of revealing all emotions to the world. Therefore, to deliver someone from the naked in…

Edgar Allan Poe was a famous writer, mostly writing short stories and poems. He was known for his mysteries, horror stories. Arguably, his most popular and well known pieces of work is “The Raven”. In this essay I will be discussing the mysterious events that led up to Poe’s death and discussing the theories that are the most popular. Edgar Allan Poe’s death could have been caused due to a number of theories, the theories I will be discussing are death by alcohol poisoning, rabies, and the most…

“The Tell-Tale Heart” “The Tell-Tale Heart” is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and published in 1843. The short story tells a tale of a man who felt a burning desire to kill an old man that he knew. Throughout the story, the narrator continues to attempt to convince the reader of his sanity, however this attempt seems to be contradicted by the fact that the narrator himself struggles to really articulate why he desired to killed the old man “Object there was none. Passion there was…