Stephen Dorff

Elements of Gothic Literature Many authors incorporate gothic element in their work to affect the reader’s emotions. In the novel Miss. Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs and the short stories The Raven, The Masque of the Red Death, and The Black Cat by Edgar Allen Poe contain the gothic elements of the supernatural, death/ pain/ blood, and psychological issues to enhance the reader’s reaction. Miss peregrine’s home for Peculiar Children and The Raven contain the gothic…

The movie, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, depicts the main character, Charlie, as having one of the main mental disorders known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. The film itself was released in October of 2012 and was directed by Stephen Chbosky. I chose this movie to complete my report on because, as I watched the film and observed how Charlie was bullied by his peers and was unappreciated by his family because he was different, it tremendously pulled at my heartstrings. As a young…

Introduction Monsters are scary but fantastic! Arguably, the world would be boring if we did not have monsters to scare us and inculcate in us the need to have their power and capabilities. While some monsters are a real cause of fear to people in a society, it is apparent that we need them for coping with our daily fears (Jacobsen, 2016). The horror and terror expressed by the monsters such as the zombies show what human beings wish to become. Their influence makes people secretly aspire to be…

Halloween is time to scare and be scared. But many of the scary pictures that qualify as the World's scariest pictures go beyond scaring. Some create a chill in the mind because of the horrifying true stories that are associated with them. Others are scary because the mind fears impending death or injury. Many are just the photographers reporting the existence of such things. Others are manipulation of mind by the so called cinematographers and artists some of whom are con to create that creepy…

Stephen Crane was introduced to the gruesome world on November 1, 1871. Crane was the youngest of 14. Sadly, he was one of nine that managed to survive. Crane moved from place to place like ants do when carrying food. Crane’s dad, a Methodist minister, unfortunately, died on February 16, 1880. Still, his family moved like a madman. On most free time that Crane had he would spend it writing. Later on, Crane got a scholarship to play baseball at Syracuse University. However, in very little time…

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

We as a society like to be entertained in all sorts of manner. Most like to laugh, some like to cry, some like to feel the warmth in their heart from love, then there are the few who like to be scared. We like to feel the adrenaline running through our veins our blood pumping, and our heart racing just from being scared. Somehow we find joy in being scared whether it through a scary movie or horror novel that we are currently reading, we have to give thanks to the man who started this genre with…

Task one Horror is a sub-genre of film there are three main sub-genres to horror 1 psychological horror – the story will be about the character’s fear, guilt and beliefs 2 supernatural horror – these films have ghosts and demon’s aliens etc. as the villains with impossible abilities 3 slasher horror – they have a psycho often in a mask killing high school kids in an isolated buildings or towns they often set ate night time to made it scarier. Often the villain will jump out of closets and…

Whether your trip to the woods in Ridley High School was to visit your grandmother, sell your cow, or break a spell, no doubt you enjoyed the stay. Into the Woods, by Stephen Sondheim, follows the story of a number of well-known fairy tales - Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Little Red Riding Hood, along with the addition of two original characters, the Baker and his Wife. The first act retells the original stories, with some slight changes, as all of them are intertwined in…

R.L. Stine One of the greatest author during the 90s, R.L. Stine, wrote books that became one of the best selling books. Because of his great success, he was often compared to Stephen King in horror books because of the horror books they made and was also considered one of the greatest authors in the world. Stine had made over 400 million copies of his books worldwide, He even had some of his books translated into different languages. His accomplishment made him a very well known author. From…