Stephen Dorff

theater room that is hosting the newest horror movie, sitting patiently waiting for that moment that is approaching fast, but why is it that this feeling always seems to occur when watching a horror movie? Many wonder the same thing, this is why Stephen King has answered a lot of many wondered questions. Three great claims that are brought up in his essay “Why We Crave Horror” mentioning the reasons why people dare to enter the theater room to watch the horror film: one, being to have fun;…

In Maggie: A Girl of The Streets, the main character, Maggie, and her boyfriend Pete go on three main dates. During that time, their relationship becomes worse and eventually ends. Stephan Crane thought of the world as a jungle and humans at the same level as all other animals in the animal kingdom. This book and the characters in it prove that theory. Maggie’s relationship with Pete slowly deteriorates through the quality of the dates, the characters’ behaviors, and the impact of outside…

American gothic literature is the owner to some of the darkest and frightening stories in literature. The story “The Reaper’s Image” by Stephen King is about how people look into an old mirror, and they disappear forever without a trace. “The Reaper’s Image” fits into the American gothic literature tradition because there is a bleak setting, tortured characters, dark events and the supernatural. First, “The Reaper’s Image” demonstrates a very bleak setting, that really makes you feel the horror…

Gothic literature has distinct characteristics. Examples of this style includes the work of an incredibly famous poet known as Edgar Allan Poe. Poe has a morbid style which is unique and makes him a well-known name in gothic literature. He remains well-known in current culture with works such as “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Raven.” Since the beginning of Edgar Allan Poe’s literary career, readers everywhere have been blown away by the gruesome tales Poe crafts from his own mind. Due to such…

Lost at Sea Lost at Sea is a 60 minutes documentary showcasing Ross Chapman’s harrowing ordeal. The documentary focuses on a series of blind luck events leading up to Ross Chapmans rescue of the coast of Exmouth. Ross Chapman is presented as a daring fisherman living life on the edge. The viewers are positioned to sympathise with the adventurous fisherman through events showcased in the documentary. Produced by Garry Mcnab, Lost at Sea follows Ross Chapman a young and daring fisherman swept…

On Writing is written by and about Stephen King, throughout the book King tells what inspired him to become a writer and how he went about becoming one. Along with telling his journey as a writer King tells about his childhood and his family life. When Stephen was in his early teens he sent a story into a mystery magazine in the hope of it being published but it was sent back with a rejection slip, this slip King nailed to his wall. Over the years as he began to write more and sent in more…

Journal five- Stephen Crane “The Open Boat” Four men are in a lifeboat, lost at sea, off the coast of Florida. The oiler and the correspondent are taking turns paddling with the oars they have. They eventually see a lighthouse. As they try to get closer to the lighthouse, they use the captain’s jacket to make a sail. It works until the wind dies down. Eventually they get closer to the land but they are amazed that nobody sees them. They try to paddle towards the land but the waves are too…

Fear causes people to do bizarre things. In literature, fear can be used to make the reader feel sympathetic towards the protagonist. In Edgar Alan Poe’s book, The Pit and the Pendulum, Poe uses fear to captivate the reader into wanting to know what happens next. In the Crucible by Arthur Miller, fear is used in two ways, overcoming fear and letting fear ruin your life. There is always some sort of fear in literature, even if it isn't obvious. You can never escape fear, you can only overcome it…

My first book for ABU was The Perks of Being a Wallflower. In this book it starts out with a fifteen year old boy named Charlie who writes about his life in a letter format. In the beginning of the book Charlie talks about the first year of high school and his friend Michael who went suicide. He talks about how much he misses Michael and he was confused on why he didn’t tell him that he was depressed. Then he describes his family. In his family Charlie has a sister, a brother, a mother, a…

In “Why we crave horror movies”, Stephen King gives several points on why it is people like watching horror movies. In the first part of the essay he says, “I think that we all are mentally ill; those of us outside of the asylums only hide it better – and maybe not all that much better after all.” (378) In this statement, King is simply explaining that in everyone there is a little crazy. Some of us can maintain a clearer head then others. When people go and pay money to see horror movies, it…