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The door smashed inward, followed immediately by several stumbling figures, causing Dave to let go of the axe and turn toward the third entryway to the room. As he ran toward the door he yelled at his companion, who remained motionless watching the ghoulish figures pour into the room with wild eyed fear. On the rooftop, the man pulled a small object from his pocket, pointed it downward and flicked a switch. On the street a bright red dot appeared, dancing across cars and around the two zombies…

I wen't into this film mostly blind. I knew it was a Rom-Com and that it had zombies. Funny thing, while watching this film I kept thinking "This feels a lot like Infestation", which turns out is because it's by the same director, Kyle Rankin. Looking back at it my only real issue with Infestation was that it was trying to be a zombie film without the zombies. Night of the Living Deb fixes that by being about zombies. Well, zombies and romance. Night of the Living Deb, opens on a bar on the eve…

Glinda hugged the two teens. She was the last to say goodbye--all of the others had already said their farewells. It was not a very tearful goodbye. Vella and Shay were too exhilarated to be sad. The day beforehand, Glinda had told the two of her plan on how to get them home. A friend of hers specialized in teleportation and was able to help Glinda figure out a way to transport Vella and Shay back to their homes. “Are you sure you want to do this?” Glinda asked. The two teens nodded. “Then…

Thomas and his friends awake in a dormitory where they were brought by a group of rescuers. Teresa, the only female Glader, wakes Thomas up by communicating to him telepathically. As he wakes up they find that there rescuers are dead due to the Cranks, which are aggressive zombie-like people that have been affected by a plague that is known as "the Flare." When all the boys run to Teresa’s room she is gone and instead find a boy named Aris, who comes from another project similar to the maze…

One reading the bible it is important to look for themes that can be found throughout the scripture to understand the importance of them. A main theme that can be traced can be understood as a main point to understand the character of God. One of those main themes as to do with covenants theology. It can be said that through covenants God expresses his desires on his people in the most clear form. This paper will be looking at what is a covenant, where can they be found in the bible and how do…

“The Movies That Rose From the Grave” The Movies that Rose from the Grave, by Max Brooks discuss how zombie movies, video games, books and television shows have put a huge impression on the horror industries for more than a decade. Originally a zombie was known to be a part of myths and tall tales. In 1932, the first zombie movie was created named, “White Zombie”. During 1932, in the new release “White Zombie”, zombie’s appearances were known to be a human form that was made to act like a…

Despite the popularity of the brand, there have been very few alterations to the concept of zombies. It appears as if the horrific transformation from a regular human to an uncontrollable cannibal has been held in a favorable position within the film and literature industry. However, despite the stable concept, zombies have experienced a major change, as they have risen to a new level of terror and disgust. Modern zombies have evolved into rotting creatures that truly appear as if they have been…

While starting to read the novel Spelled I enjoyed all the references to other fairy tales, like Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Princess and the Frog. Betsy Schow, the author, added quotes and symbols that relate to the story that the book is based off of, The Wizard of Oz. After Dorthea, the princess of Emerald, and her servant Rexi escaped the “vacuum”, Dorthea said, “Dear Grimm, we’re not in Emerald anymore” which refers to, “Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” Schow also changed…

Textual illusions In something wicked this way comes the author Ray Bradbury uses textual illusions to reveal both Charles Halloway’s position in the book as well as future indicators. When in the book when the carnival is asking for a volunteer for the bullet act the crowd separates from Charles as “the sea before Moses(Bradbury 244)”. The author uses this biblical illusion to compare Charles to Moses from the Bible as a savior to this story. Charles is the only reason that the carnival is no…

The Simplified Wizard of Oz Hunter Hannula Dr. Jason Friedman Modern U.S. History 10/16/14 Written during the meteoric rise of the populist movement, L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was more than just an entertaining story for children. Full of multifaceted characters and symbolism, much of the book can be interpreted as an allegory for the political events at the time. About 40 years after the publication of the book, a movie…