Masters of Horror

Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “The Pit and the Pendulum” focuses on the abysmal terror and numerous horrors that a person experiences when undergoing physical and psychological torture. Anxiety is immediately revealed at the precise opening of “The Pit and the Pendulum” through the first time the narrator speaks, stating the “I was sick—sick unto death with that long agony” (Poe 1). This statement abruptly establishes a clear feeling of anxiety and terror of the narrator which suggests that…

The current modern American horror films we have today are complicated creations of visual and technological marvels but do not have the cinematic quality of movies of old. In the past “modern horror is probably equaled among American film genres only by the western from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s” (Waller). As older followers of the genre examine the progression of horror they note “the genre has by no means disappeared” (Waller) but the genre is changing. The archaic form of censorship…

Edgar Allan Poe was known for his tales of mystery and horror. He was born January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts. Both Poe’s parents died before the he was the age of 3. He was taken in by a wealthy tobacco merchant, John Allen from Richmond, Virginia. Poe started writing poetry at a very early age. Not just writing for fun, but was good enough to publish a book by the age of 13. His stories seemed to always have a dark meaning within them. Many believed he based his stories off his real…

felt a genuine sense of fear. That wasn’t until I visited the first haunted house of the Halloween season. During my childhood, I was overly obsessed with horror movies and anything that was guaranteed to send shivers down my spine. I lived to seek for blood and guts. I lived to seek for scary. I lived to seek the abnormal. Everything in the horror genre, fascinated me, but scared me at the same time. So when I finally got old enough to go out on my own, my mother agreed to let me go off to a…

Hamse Mohamed Papageorge Media Communication 12/4/17 BowFinger BowFinger is a movie that sets out to give the audience a good laugh and to also dispel the rumors about the Hollywood life styles. Steve Martin does this by showing us how a movie gets produced and how difficult and time consuming it can be. He also shows us how ridiculous and out of control it can get. This movies job was to entertain us and even though it started off slow and I barely laughed at the beginning when things started…

The Maze Runner by James Dashner is a really good book. The genre is young adult/science fiction/post-apocalyptic fiction. The point of view is limited third person and the main idea is that a bunch of kids as well as teenagers are stuck in an ever changing Maze with monsters, also they need to find a way to escape it. The people who put them all in the Maze are the Creators. They are part of an organization called W.I.C.K.E.D. It stands for World In Catastrophe: Killzone Experiment Department.…

Submarines play a somewhat big part of pop culture. They have inspired countless movies, books, songs, and sandwiches. One of the most famous movies about submarines is Das Boot It takes place in 1942 in a German submarine fleet. The fleet is in the middle of the "Battle of the Atlantic". Its job is to destroy and disrupt British shipping. "Das Boot" is the story of the crew of a German U-Boat. The movie received 8.5 stars and is viewed as a classic movie by many people (Hughes). In 1578…

The Fake Three months ago, Yeon Sangho’s zombie thriller Train to Busan was all the rage in Asia, as it received both critical acclaims and audience’s love. Even then in May, amongst the line-up of melodramas and arthouses from auteurs all around the world, it stood out as an entertaining and commercial thriller, though this is just the first take on live-action from the 39-year-old South Korean director who packed on his back only several animated movies, most notably The King of Pigs and the…

The 2017 film Get Out is a horror and comedy story that engages the audience like no other movie I have seen before. This horror is the surprising creepy type that sneaks up to the viewer while the comedy relieves them, giving hope. The film touches on a perspective of what it means to be African-America in modern America. Jordan Peele previously known for his notable work as half of comedy duo Key & Peele makes his début as director of Get Out. With the same producer as Insidious and a comedic…

“The Bride” Director: Svyatoslav Podgayevsky Genre: Horror/Mystery/Thriller Screenplay: Svyatoslav Podgayevsky Producers: Vladislav Severtsev, Dmitry Litvinov, Zaur Bolotayev Starring: Victoria Agalakova, Vyacheslav Chepurchenko, Alexandra Rebenok, Igor Khripunov, Lada Churovskaya and Victor Solovyov. Synopsis: The new Russian horror movie “The Bride” from the director of “Estate 18” and “The Queen of Spades: The Black Ritual” unravels the terrible traditions and rituals that used to…