Masters of Horror

The “Cask of Amontillado” written by Edgar Allan Poe is a thrilling short story about seeking revenge through a murder plot. This story is not only interesting, but it also has incredible detail. Through his use of carefully constructed characterization, diction, and irony, Poe creates a mood that is both chilling and horrifying. Throughout this short story Poe uses characterization to build up suspense and to strengthen his writing. Without Fortunato's character there would not be a story.…

A Short Story Analysis on C.P. Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper The short story entitled, “The Yellow Wallpaper” written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a gothic horror tale that was later viewed as a story utilizing symbolism to demonstrate repression and disapproval of Victorian patriarchy. This short story made her particularly important in this certain genre of story-writing (Meyering, 4). When the narrator was diagnosed with neurasthenia, which is the chronic mental and physical depression,…

Stephen King is a widely acclaimed author in not just American culture, but around the world. He is commended for his significant contributions to the horror novel genre and the various movies and TV shows that have resulted from his books. In his book, On Writing, King outlines some his theories about why he was able to achieve the success he has. In the essay “On Stephen King,” author Gary Hoppenstand also presents his ideas as to why King has been so successful in his writing career. However…

troubled mother. In addition, People started to watch this film and not seeing this effect come along so well. Instead of reporting this they started to enjoy the horror film and forgot what Alfred said about…

In 1992 David Fincher made his directorial debut with Alien 3. Fincher’s film was the third entry in the Alien franchise following the critically acclaimed films Alien and Aliens directed by Ridley Scott and James Cameron, respectively. Unfortunately, Alien 3 was poorly received by moviegoers, as well as Fincher himself. There was studio interference in the making of Alien 3, so much so that Fincher has disowned the film and to this day still does not consider it his film. David Fincher…

Dracula was a really good movie. In the script it is more details. The script is better than the actual movie if I say myself. But everybody has different opinions. It also describes how everything was done. I liked how the movie was about stuff that happen in actual real life. Meaning that sometimes we are with someone and think that we are in-love and we are ready to have a life with them and we see our lives with them. Until someone from the blue moon comes and gets your attention and makes…

look out for each other, and it is those who climb over the weak to save themselves who will suffer. Social commentary aside, it’s also just a wildly fun action movie, beautifully paced and constructed, with just the right amount of character and horror. In many ways, it’s what “World War Z” should have been—a nightmarish vision of the end of the world, and a provocation to ask ourselves what it is that really…

The concept of myth influences many cowboy narratives. Especially Hollywood movies are full of mythical elements of the American West. Although myths will play a minor role in the analysis of the cowboy biographies, it is necessary to mention some theories of myth and to elaborate on its definition. Historian Richard Slotkin gives an excellent characterization of myth in his book Gunfighter Nation, which will be used for further elaboration. Myths are stories drawn from a society’s history that…

Mike Ryan is a fiction thriller writer from Pennsylvania thought he currently lives in Bensalem a suburb of Philadelphia. Over the course of his career he has written several series of novels that include his most popular Silencer series, The CIA Ghost series, and The Cain series, most of which have gone on to become bestsellers on Amazon Kindle. Even as he writes high octane thriller fiction, he is a family man who lives with Liz his wife and four children. Ryan is a big animal rights crusader…

Mark Billingham: SCAREDY CAT Mark Philip David Billingham (born 2 July 1961) is an English novelist whose series of "Tom Thorne" crime novels are best-sellers in that particular genre. He is also a television screenwriter and has become a familiar face as an actor and comic. In 1997, Billingham became a crime victim, as he and his writing partner Peter Cocks were kidnapped and held hostage in a Manchester hotel room. The two were kept bound and gagged in their hotel room by a trio of masked men…