Mary Ann Liebert

"The Resurrectionist" is a biography of Dr. Spencer Black, a renowned scientist whose work on bizarre mutations and creatures drove him to madness. Written by E. B. Hudspeth, and published by Quirk Books in 2013, this book tells in detail what his life was like starting from early childhood and includes many of his quotes and diary entries that express his beliefs. This book contains "The Life and Writings of Dr. Spencer Black" which contains the details of his life, as well as "The Codex…

Carl Sagan once said, “Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.” Mary Shelly, author of several novels, wrote Frankenstein in 1818. Frankenstein, a story within a story, also known as genre blending, navigates readers to a fictitious world full of knowledge, friendship, hate, and death. Among this fictitious world, a specific man, Victor Frankenstein, gathers great knowledge from numerous science books. After years of absorbing a collection…

Karen Horney theorized that when needs are not met in childhood that the children develop basic anxieties in adulthood. Horney believed that people tend to combat basic anxiety in three ways: by moving toward people, moving away from people, or moving against people. Those with tendencies to move toward people have compliant personalities. Some of the neurotic needs of this personality type include the need for affection and approval from others, and the need for a powerful partner. These…

“The Walking Dead” Spoilers: Creator Robert Kirkman Explains the Cliffhanger Season 6 Finale Ever since season 6 of “The Walking Dead” wrapped up, fans and followers have been brainstorming about the unlucky victim who bit the dust at the hands of villain Negan. There seems to be no end to the speculations and guessing game. And it must be said that the audiences are enraged with the producers for resorting to the cliffhanger treatment. They feel it was more of an attempt at gimmickry rather…

Vo Thien Tan Phan Ms Wick Literature block G 12 November 2015 Double-Kings “Myth” is a description of fictitious story created long time ago, it passed down from generation to generation (thesaurus.com). In Greek culture, there is a myth that tells the origin of mankind, it is “The Creation” and in Vietnam, it is “Con Rong Chau Tien” (vuoncotich.com). “The Creation” is an old myth from Greece in Greek Language. From the first day on the…

From deals with the devil, corrupt churches, and the decaying body of a lifeless baby, Matthew Lewis’s The Monk is the paradigm of the gothic novel. The main setting of the novel is the church, a place of barbaric and inhumane practices. Deep in the dungeons are prison cells for deviating nuns who are starved and tormented by the head nuns. The Monk, title role of the novel, belongs to the main character who is perhaps the most malevolent and cruel. The novel is the ideal example of a gothic…

Okay, so storming out on Giles and Spike probably hadn't been the best idea. Deep breaths weren't working, Buffy felt cornered and trapped, and betrayed. Slayers slay and Watchers...sabotage? Lie? Poison you? Make you feel delusional, like you got all the bad parts of destiny, and none of the good? Giles had been stammering after her; Buffy could still hear the swing of the library doors over Giles' repeated calls of her name, and all his English pleading. It made her feel sick to think…

In "Frankenstein," by Mary Shelley, demonstrates the challenges and dangers of gaining too much knowledge. The misuse of knowledge can bring negative effects since it would interfere with nature, have failures on the use of the knowledge, and bring tragedies to people or society. In addition, the consequences of going out of the ordinary can be permanent or have bad effects. For instance, in "Frankenstein" it explains how Victor Frankenstein played God and created a monster that later on in…

inovation of science can kead to a social destruction against man kind. Going against humanity and letting the power of science interfere with society with what us considered "normal" is frightining and morbid. In the classic novel, Frankeinstein by Mary Shelley, a life was created by Victor Frankenstein using the power of science and knowledge. Although Frankeinstein proved to himself that using the correct tools and with dedication you can create and make anything happen it also caused…

At the end of Chapter 12 in John Gardner’s novel Grendel, Grendel exclaims his final, dying words, “Poor Grendel’s had an accident… So may you all”. These words are meant to be a curse to all of the animals that are watching him die. In the book, Grendel describes these animals as “enemies of old” (Gardner 173) and also describes how “[the animals] watch on, evil, incredibly stupid, enjoying [his] destruction” (Gardner 174) which demonstrates his hatred towards these animals for watching him die…