Stephen King

Dracula is one of the most influential horror novels of all time. Written in 1897 by Bram Stoker, the novel gained popular and critical acclaim and has influenced almost every facet of entertainment. Being a prime example of old Gothic literature Dracula is written in a constant dark and ominous tone. Dracula is also a epistolary novel meaning it is compromised of journal and diary entries which help enhance the horrifying qualities of the overall novel. The novel begins with a series of…

Gothic is a type of literature that creates a scary type of feeling and it involves murders and mysteries. Both And Then There Were None and the short story “MS Found In a Bottle” were gothic texts. They both have lots of similarities and differences about the setting, writing styles, and curiosity. Suspicion was a key similarity between the two stories. However, in And Then There Were None suspicion is used to fuel the plot. In “MS Found In a Bottle, suspicion is used to contribute to the…

The term “gothic” was not only employed to characterize a kind of music, it was also used to categorize a writing that involved dark and gloomy elements. Known as Gothic Fiction or Gothic horror, this literary genre is really old. In fact, the Gothic fiction started in 1764, with Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto. The genre reached its success’ pinnacle during the 19th century, with writers such as Mary Shelley (Frankenstein) or Edgar Allan Poe (The Raven). In the 20th century, the Gothic…

Thousands of people die everyday and I don’t really care. Even though you’ll find tons of awkward zit faced nerds inside them, comic book stores are some of the best places on earth because there are hundreds of adventures that take place in just a few pages for 3.99 or less. Saturday afternoon my parents were in a fight over where we’d go for my brother Josh’s birthday and after hours of arguing they agreed that we’d go to “Fat Nats Eggs”, meanwhile my brother’s birthday was drawing nearer and…

Gothic Literature has dark, spooky and eerie places as shown in the stories, And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie and “And Then There will Come Soft Rains,” by Ray Bradbury. The stories both take places in spooky houses. There are many examples of gothic literature in both of the stories. There were many examples such as spooky settings, eeriness, confusing and weird parts that kind of confuse you. In And Then There Were None as well as “And Then There Thou Soft Rain” there was a lot of…

Gothic literature shares many themes that can be found across short stories and novels. For example, things often found in these stories are supernatural elements, isolated settings, widespread suspicion, and most often murder.Though the short story “The Eyes” and the novel And Then There Were None were written by very different people they share a similar gothic theme. Agatha Christie, author of And Then There Were None, and Edith Wharton, author of “The Eyes,” use the element of mystery in…

What is Gothic fiction? Gothic literature can be described as writing that evokes a dark or moody scene often with death involved. Authors who are famous for this type of writing consist of Edgar Allen Poe, Horace Walpole, and many more. Many Gothic stories have made it to film, life Dracula and Frankenstein. Most authors don’t get much credit for the movies, but they take it all when it comes to who wrote the story for the film. On average, two out of five people enjoy watching scary movies…

Stephen R. Lawhead's science fiction and fantasy series “Bright Empries” seems to be like no other. Especially since it was written by him. Unlike most of Stephen R. Lawhead's work that deals with mixing mythology and historical events, “Bright Empires” does neither. Instead, they focus on humans going to other dimensions and what it would be like to visit worlds, not just countries, that were not their own. With the release of the fifth book in the series in 2014, called “The Fatal Tree”, the…

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,…

Gothic genre is very dark. Traditional Gothic writing contains elements of horror, death, and at times a dark romance. Guy de Maupassant was a 19th century gothic French author. Maupassant wrote about life in France, and is famous for 300 short stories and six novels. He died at the age of 43, fighting physical and mental health problems. (Biography.com) Maupassant’s short story The White Wolf, a white wolf terrorizes a town and two brothers venture out a journey to kill the beast. This short…