Stephen Toulmin

Stephen King, one of the greatest authors in American history; his works have been known to be over-the-top and gorey and yet still so enjoyable to read. Why his stories so odd, nobody knows. Though his stories do tend to share some small details with his past and The Cat From Hell, one of his short stories, is no different. Without Stephen King’s childhood being as unstable as it was, his stories could not be as abnormal nor successful as they are today. To understand Mr. King’s past, the…

In both the novel and the film of The Shining, beyond the blood and gore, there is a distinct role of a person of color, Dick Hallorann, in relation to his white counterparts. In the novel by Stephen King, Dick is portrayed as a heroic conqueror, who selflessly endures the monstrous ghosts and ghouls, who are all white, of the Overlook hotel in order to save Danny and Wendy Torrance. He emerges victorious, and even helps the mother and son overcome their grief. However, in the film version,…

When we think of cartoons having a moral behind them, most would not think SpongeBob SquarePants would fall into the category. One of the highest rated series on Nickelodeon by Stephen Hillenburg is SpongeBob SquarePants- a comedy series, which tells the adventures of him and his 6 other friends through the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob is a TV show that teaches everyone a lesson who watches the show because each character represents one of the seven deadly sins.…

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…

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…