Reign of Terror

Zombie Trouble: Zombie Texts, Bare Life And Displaced People Introduction There is controversy as to what is the scariest thing to human beings about the zombie and everyone scampers for refuge when they come across a zombie. It has been said that we are most intensely aware of ourselves as subjects when we feel afraid. This is, especially when we feel our bodies are threatened by an external force like a zombie. Fear increases the awareness of ourselves since individuality is endangered in…

Many of us have seen scary movies about zombies and mummies, but which is scarier? That’s easy—a zombie is more frightening than a mummy. A zombie is faster, has a scarier appearance, and is a bigger threat to humans. Speed can be a scary characteristic, because naturally, when we are faced with a problem (such as a monster), our instinct is to fight or flight. If we choose flight, speed can be the determining factor between life, and death. The speed of a mummy is not one of its scary…

Have you ever wondered why your heart beats fast when you hear the scary music of a horror movie? When something pops out from around the corner? Have you had that nice warm fuzzy feeling when you watch a romantic movie? Well that is what this project is about! The two movies chosen included a scary movie called Lake Placid and the romantic movie was the Notebook. Wanting to know why your heart feels like it going to pop out of your chest for a scary movie, and why your heart feels all nice and…

When a supernatural figure is brought up, either one is scared or curious to explore that creature. Those that appear from the ancient times seem to fear more than others, with an unclear background, many tales are told to scare off the audience. We are left with history of this object, leaving us with knowledge to stereotype them. We aren’t positive if the information given to us is fiction or true. This leaves one clueless of what they are getting their selves into, but the interesting tales…

Secondly, heightened emotions evoke thrill and fear for the audience throughout the story. The strong use of horror is an important aspect that makes up gothic literature and is a key element in penny dreadfuls. For example, Victor sees the Creature as ugly and frighting; leading him to decide that it is automatically an outcast in society and Victor says, “Oh! no mortal could support the horror of that countenance. A mummy again endued with animation could not be as hideous as that wretch.”…

For as long as people have communicated, they’ve written and listened to horror stories. Whether it’s the old Mexican folktale of “La Llorona,” or even Stephen King’s “IT,” horrifying stories have been one of the most successful genres of all time. Why? The characters within these works often transform into better people by the end of the story, grasping the need for change in all those who watch it. Characters often face horror throughout their development in a narrative. These experiences…

The Walking Dead aired 'Monsters' last night and it was the third episode of season eight. 'Monsters' was the first episode this season to disappoint me and cause a loss of interest. First off, the cold opening was extremely weak. It was choppy, disorganized, and edited awfully. I'm not sure what the producers were trying to do, but it didn't work. The opening consisted of several fades to black and confusing voiceovers for no apparent reason. I really thought something was wrong with my TV or…

reactions would primarily be fear, shock, terror, anger and pure agony. “The 3 types of terror: The Gross-out: the sight of a severed head tumbling down a flight of stairs, it's when the lights go out and something green and slimy splatters against your arm. The Horror: the unnatural, spiders the size of bears, the dead waking up and walking around, it's when the lights go out and something with claws grabs you by the arm. And the last and worse one: Terror, when you come home and notice…

What is it about suspense that makes us all so jumpy at the sound of a creaking door or at the sight of an unidentified figure? Is it the darkness or is it the unknown? Suspense is simply a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen. In the newly released film Don’t Breathe, director Fede Alvarez does a terrifyingly terrific job at placing his audience at the edge of their seats and holding them there. Don’t Breathe isn’t just a motion picture that’ll have you…

Cult horror films are set apart from traditional horror films for a number of reasons. Unlike traditional horror films which propel the story in a specific direction and can provide a general hunch as to how the plot as a whole will develop, cult horror films are notorious for having little to no civilized plot development. Cult horror films are equipped to take the story in ridiculous directions, and generate a specific audience at midnight showings that consists predominantly of film experts…