Masters of Horror

of the J-horror genre both in Japan and in other countries. Kaiki films can be considered as the main inspiration behind the present-day Japanese horror films and could even be considered as the impetus behind the continued development of this niche industry. However, despite their connection to the J-horror genre, it cannot be stated that Kaiki movies can be categorized as horror movies under the context of English language horror films. While they do contain aspects related to horror, such as…

Stanley Kubrick’s acclaimed film, 2001: A Space Odyssey opens with a black screen and a haunting overture that spans the length of nearly three minutes. Eventually, the overture fades out, and the audience can see it’s first glimpse of color; a dark blue background surrounding the film studio’s logo before the film’s first act officially begins. The momentary silence created by the ended overture does not last for long. The beginning of the film’s first act is marked by an operatic title…

The Conjuring 2" opens with famous ghostbusters Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) researching the outcome of the murders that got to be known as "The Amityville Horror." Lorraine has a one of a kind capacity to speak with extraordinary creatures and has been requested that affirm that what happened at Amityville was evil in nature and not only a maniacal patriarch. While lounging around a table in the DeFeo lounge area, Lorraine has an out-of-body experience that permits her…

Imagine your favorite book seen on a television screen as a movie. Countless of times people want to create one of their favorite books into a movie. It can be a movie with real actors or it can be an animated movie, but sometimes people do not go exactly with what the book says. Rikki Tikki Tavi is a brave and heroic mongoose and the main character of the story, Rikki Tikki Tavi. He is the protagonist of the story and Nag is being the antagonist. Rikki had just arrived with people that have…

A dark side of reality George Saunders’s collection of stories, Tenth of December, makes statements about current society by depicting a darker version of reality. By mixing elements of science fiction, horror and cynical humor, Saunders moves the reader through a series of intense emotions. In “Victory Lab,” he tells one story from multiple points of view, describing the brutality and terror of a young adolescent girl who is kidnapped but then saved by a neighbor. In “Sticks,” he portrays the…

The Bird Around Your Neck (A Discussion on the Themes of Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner) Everywhere you look, there’s shows, movies, and books that center on the supernatural. “Paranormal and supernatural entertainment has gained significant traction in recent years as it offers a unique opportunity for us to escape our daily lives” (Parmar). The public is transfixed by the idea of the unexplainable, the frightening, and the mysterious. Where does this fascination stem from? For…

The Great Gatsby was a very interesting book which was portrayed very well in two different films of their own league. The first film we had watched was by Baz Luhrmann which portrayed Gatsby in his designated time while the homage by Woody Allen basically did a present day version of Gatsby but his name is Gil. Gil and Gatsby are very different but alike in ways, which makes the movies very interesting. While Gil was an American man In London who had a fiancé and was writing a book he also felt…

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Movie Poster Assignment For this assignment, you will create a movie poster that advertises the film, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. You may work with a partner or alone. Either way, the following is required: ●The front should have a creative picture, with the names of starring actors, blurbs about the movie, etc., just like you’d see in a poster outside a movie theater. DO NOT COPY COVER IMAGES OR POSTERS YOU FIND ON THE INTERNET!!! ●The back should…

Being insane is good for you, everyone should try it sometimes. This may be an unpopular idea although Stephen King, well established horror fiction writer alludes to it in his article “Why we crave horror movies.” The article written in 1981 is King’s take on why people crave horror movies as well as pointing out that we are all mentally insane it just varies in degrees of insanity. Edgar Allen Poe’s writing, “The Tell-Tale Heart,” is a fiction story in which a man unaccepting of his insanity,…

Growing up I was always taught by my parents, that giving someone a helping hand is a great to do. It should be something everyone should learn to do because when we least expect it, our loved ones might need a helping hand. Since we help does around you when they needed help, someone will give us a helping hand when we need it. So I use that way of thinking at all times and at all places. I always try to help as many people as I can and most times I offer the help without being asked. The…