Horror short stories

right; it changes people to the worst, which the texts “The Sniper” and “War is Kind” are all about. The short story “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty is about a man who has the position of a sniper in the war. He risks taking a cigarette, and is spotted by an enemy sniper. After the shooting they did, the Republican sniper finally manages to kill the other sniper and instantly regrets it. The story concludes with him staring at the lifeless body of his own brother. “War is Kind” on the other…

American author that has published The Road (2006), No Country for Old Men (2005), and All the Pretty Horses (1992), which his stories are known for American masculinity and violence. The Road is a post-apocalyptic horror story, which an unnamed father and son travel the world in search of shelter and warmth to stay alive. Many people may think the road is a simple trip story, but not when you get nose deep into the first few pages do you realize the two of them are not in a good situation. The…

known as magic realism, which consists of “magical moments and events of realistic situations,” (Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 2018). Portraying a true story that happened in 1951, Garcia Marquez wrote the novel, Chronicles of a Death Foretold. In the novel, it is illustrated that the main character, Santiago Nassar, is killed which becomes a massive, yet, short-lived shock. As shown through…

“Lottery” immediately spells “Winner” because lotteries always produce one. “The Rocking-Horse Winner,” says there is a “Winner” in the title. These short stories will give you a scary view of “Winning” and the shocking ultimate ending in the so-called winner’s demise. Characteristics In the “Rocking Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence the protagonist in this story is Paul who is a very young boy who is deeply caring and worried about his mother. He is imaginative and compulsive. He is easily…

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “The Birthmark” follows a husbands desire to have the perfect wife. Following newlyweds, Aylmer and Georgiana, the reader learns of Aylmer’s constant desire to remove a birthmark off his wife’s face. This birthmark draws much attention to Georgiana which Aylmer finds uncomfortable. In striving for perfection, these two characters are willing to risk death. In doing so, the story relies on setting, genre, characterization, symbolism, and foreshadowing to help…

You are a literary scholar and expert on the mystery genre. You have been asked to deliver a guest lecture for a college course in criminal justice; specifically, you must discuss the qualities of a good detective. Write a lecture that compares two popular detectives, one of whom must be Sherlock Holmes. The other detective can be from another work of literature, a film, or a television series. Evaluate the fictional detectives’ positive and negative qualities, their strategies, and their…

Legacy, by Chittister, is an article explaining the importance of the “Legacy” you leave behind, post mortal. The article begins with a brief description of what was once known as “leaving a legacy” and what most people today believe is leaving a legacy behind. Today, most people believe that leaving behind money, land, or even a business to an heir or love one, is what it means to leave behind a legacy. This can be nothing but further from the truth. Monetary goods can easily be wasted or…

The E Word: Existentialism Remember, do not call out the philosophy-that-shall-not-be-named. This taboo shames the Roman stories about heroes and insults life as it is. What is life without a purpose, determined before birth? What will the world be with wandering inhabitants, nonchalantly wasting air because there are no set paths for these poor souls? There has to be a predestined purpose for these devastated creatures, so they can peacefully pass on,content that they accomplished a goal. This…

love so much? That one day they came to you for help out of the blue? Well the same thing happens with James Baldwin and Louise Erdrich. In the two stories about brothers, Louise Erdrich "The Red Convertible." and James Baldwin "Sony Blues" use settings and symbol to bring out the differences between the characters. You can understand a little…

AP Lit and Comp Mrs. Strege 29 April 2016 Poe(try) The name Poe often brings to mind stories about murderers, burials, and mysterious, but unfortunately dead, women. Well-known for his tales of terror and haunting poetry, Edgar Allan Poe is considered both a major figure in world literature and an inventor of the modern short story. His works are still widely read today, as Poe’s spine-chilling style continues to surprise and impress readers. Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts…