Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

“Diving into the Wreck” is a poem that is an experience, rather than a poem about an experience. The diver has read a book of myths and decided that she must go on a journey alone to discover the past, whether it is her own past or everyone’s past. Adrienne Rich uses a book of myths, a ladder, and the ocean as symbols to illustrate the quest an androgynous narrator who ventures off to discover the truth. The book of myths is the first and last image of “Diving into the Wreck”. It is given the…

Stephen King is one of the most respected novelists in America. Aside from his horrifying novels King has a vast variety of short stories, which has inspired countless films. There is a certain selection of short stories that has revealed Stephen King’s view of Americans as a whole, a reoccurring theme that represents his view of Americans is that each individual has certain difficulties that causes great impact on their lives. For example, in King’s novella, The Body, each character, which are…

the book The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, author Terry Pratchett argues that intelligence is a gift and our story will play out based on how we use this precious ability given to us. There are two ways that Terry Pratchett describes using intelligence and they are: excelling or abusing. There are two characters that Pratchett uses to distinguish how different a story can turn out based on excelling or abusing the sublime talent of intelligence.…

Conan Doyle can answer this question in his famous book The Hound of the Baskervilles. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson solve the mystery of a curse placed on the Baskerville family. It will hunt them down until all of them die. The curse deals with a scary hound that will kill any Baskerville walking in the moor in Devonshire. Henry Baskerville is the last heir of his family alive. What will happen when he goes to this spooky place? Henry’s bravery, loving personality, and cooperation help Holmes…

the music in Beauty and a Beast goes parallel with the setting. At first, the contrast between Belle’s vil-lage and the castle is significant. The village is full with happy people who sing and dance (3:30 - 8:28) while the castle is presented with dark tones and music (13:30 – 15:00). It has the function to thrill the audience and to strength the atmosphere, which is already created by the setting. It dramatizes Belle’s situation (26:30). After Belle and the Beast get closer to each other, the…

forget me. Though it wasn’t the words she said that made it important, it’s what she didn’t say. It was her Signing I love you in to my hand.” He said, “That will be the greatest memory you will have of her. She knew that was the only way for her to tell you that, and you will always remember.” And that was absolute the hardest day of my life. I lost someone who made me whole. Though she gave me a gift; that gift was she’ll be with me forever…

from the song lyrics “Sounds of Silence” by Paul Simon depicts a dark and familiar silence that many know all too well. At some point, plenty of people experience a dark, and occasionally, scary loss that is typically emotionally somber and tough. For instance, the poem by Robert Hayden, “Those Winter Sundays," looks back at his childhood of an unappreciated relationship. The following poem, “Nighttime Fires” by Regina Barreca, tells the loss of a little girl’s innocence due to her father’s loss…

The short story “A Rose For Emily” was written by William Faulkner in 1930. Fifty-three years later, a movie adaptation was created based on Faulkner’s short story. The short story and the film both tell the story of Emily Grierson, but they are limited to what their mediums allow. This limitation inhibits the movie and the short story to be completely the same. The symbolism within “A Rose for Emily” and the plot remain alike; whereas, the chronological order and the mood are dissimilar between…

The short story A Rose for Emily was first published on April 30, 1930. It was only one of many other stories that William Faulkner wrote, some being The Yellow Wallpaper, The Sound and the Fury, Sartoris, and Barn Burning. Some common themes Faulkner is known for is death in the stories, symbolism was used as a key to help the readers understand what was going on. Topics Faulkner tends to be known for are about racial segregation and political views. The author is mostly known for writing…

so big, that it essentially becomes its own organism, feeding on the lives of its citizens. The story follows Sam Lowry, a man who after the accidental arrest and killing of Archibald Tuttle, is sent to rectify the error. Along the way he meets a beautiful woman named Jill, who after reporting the accidental killing of Tuttle, is named as a terrorist. Sam…