Stephen King

What are distinguishing factors between science fiction and horror they seem so different, yet share so many similarities. Science fiction obeys the natural laws of the universe, but horror creates its own set of supernatural laws. The horror genre creates terror while the Sci-Fi genre creates a sense of wonder. But both genres are so much alike and are separated by their own periods of time. The film industry uses these periods of time to create different classics for each genre. There is a…

When analysing Hitchcock’s Psycho, it is clear why it has been labelled as a horror. Although Norman Bates is not a monster in the physical form, his monster-like nature is within his human psyche. There are many reasons for this film to be regarded as a “horror”, the imagery of the old dark house is typical of “horror”, being set in an isolated place, off the beaten track presents a clearly gothic setting where as little as the appearance of a single woman unleashes forces of sexual assault,…

The Cask of Amontillado is a horror tale that has many gothic stories in it. They include the underground chambers, dark imagery and a lot of violent revenge to share Poe’s stories. Poe is known for using the world of the gothic literature to bring out terror and external worlds to the psychological environment. He can create a world in the mind of the reader using gothic tradition. This world conveys the terror needed using irony, puns, double entendre and foreshadowing among other features of…

Over the past several hundred years, horror and monster themes have become very popular in every medium available. At any given time it is not uncommon to find three or four horror movies playing at the same theatre. Arguably starting with Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, there has been no shortage whatsoever since this explosion of a new genre. This raises the question of why are we so in love with scaring ourselves? What part of the unknown is desirable to the point where horror dominates the…

Since the inception of the motion picture, countless filmmakers have made a point of infusing the same ancient tales into their movies for centuries. Some of the best artistic reflection is expressed through writing fiction. Not all movies that attempt to weave deeper themes into their stories succeed. James Cameron’s Avatar is a movie that executes this and does so extremely well. “Avatar is a joyous celebration of story craft and the visual possibilities of cinema.” Meyer (2017) Avatar is such…

Conception Rob Thomas originally wrote Veronica Mars as a young adult novel for publishing company Simon & Schuster. Prior to his first television job on Dawson's Creek, Thomas sold two novel ideas. One of these was provisionally titled Untitled Rob Thomas Teen Detective Novel, which formed the basis for the series. The novel had many elements similar to Veronica Mars, though the protagonist was male. Thomas's father was a vice-principal at Westlake High School near Austin, Texas, and the main…

Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven highlights the importance of art in a world that needs more than survival through connections of modern society to a fictional post-apocalyptic society. In addition, Mandel uses the post-apocalyptic genre convention of dystopian society to emphasize the importance of art for people in a chaotic world dealing with hardships. With the publication of this novel being significantly recent, Mandel tries to appeal to an audience living in a time that is dominated…

Jack Christensen Period 5 June 2, 2016 IB Film Shawshank Redemption VS. Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption There is always allot of discussion on a book vs. a movie. Which one is better? Witch one has more action, meaning, emotion or desire? What are the main differences? Shawshank Redemption was a story of hope. This hope is in Andy Dufresne. He always has hope though his trials that he is innocent, hope that he can get through prison, and hope that he can get. Then again everyone in…

One of the things I love about Christianity is that it’s so interesting. The Bible truly is one of the most interesting books that I have read. A lot of people are so interested in books like Vampire Diaries or Hercules because of the action, adventure, romance, and supernatural things like blood covenants and spells being broken. When we think about the blood covenant, it is the best story about a Hero who came to save all the people from the bondage of sin. Above the fantastic story line, it’s…

The Pizza Lovers Series is a cozy mystery series by Chris Cavender, the penname used by Tom Meyers the Agatha nominated American author. This compelling novel has 7 primary works that Cavender published between 2009 and 2014. Eleanor Swift who is also a main character in several other novels by Chris Cavender is the lead character in these books. Eleanor on a small Pizzeria christened A Slice of Life in the small town of Timber-Ridge in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina town. For Swift,…