Supernatural Horror in Literature

Hawthorne and Irving, Poe was notorious for his play in Dark Romanticism using figurative language. However, he was unmatched in his utilization of repetition in his arabesque and grotesque style, which incorporates specifically to create his mood of horror and mystery. His well-recognized poem, The Raven, displayed his genius unequivocally and made him “internationally famous.” (textbook 687) It harbors folklore, symbolism, and his extreme Gothicism, which endorses…

Introduction Gaston Leroux’s The Phantom of the Opera focuses on the conceptual framework of gothic which calls for a definition of gothic literature. The term gothic was originally derived from barbaric conquerors in the 5th Century A.D. where the concept of gothic referred to architectural elements that were built during the middle ages during where it was referred to as barbaric architecture. However, during the 17th century English writers developed many gothic novels where the settings…

There’s a very old saying, which is still prominent in our lives, that ''the man, who has no imagination, has no wings''. We are all aware of that. The imagination runs the show. We can't accept the modern literature without it. Shakespeare used it very often and with so much excellence that he brought it to the perfection. Macbeth is the best example of Shakespeare's use of imagination. Macbeth becomes very obsessed, or say possessed with an idea of becoming king that his imagination leads him…

Washington Irving helped gain international respect for American literature through his short stories, biographies, and histories. During the 19th century, he undertook the persona of Geoffrey Crayon and published a collection of 34 pieces of writing titled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon. One of the most popular short stories amongst this collection, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, is noted for its action, adventure, romance, horror, and even comedy. Ichabod Crane, the protagonist of the story,…

editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Edgar Allan, Poe was influenced by his life and the times he lived in to write the stories that he did. In his time, he discovered he was living in an age where dark literature were “best sellers”. The death of his parents when Poe was just three years old had also shaped his writing style which is gothic. John Allan, who was his adopted father, failed to pay for Poe to go to University of Virginia, because of his…

Astrology, and Mediumship in 24 Hours", he once learned the most common forms of psychic reading in less than 24 hours. The point of his article is to educate the readers – stories they hear from tarot readers, and astrologists does not imply supernatural – everyone can do this. Thus, Hyman identified it as idemotor movement, and discussed the truth behind magical rituals. The final part of the research is astrology, the universal tool society uses to forecast future. In the study "Belief in…

is evil presented in Macbeth and the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde? During the Shakespearean era, the genre of gothic literature had yet came to existence. Despite this, Macbeth, one of his most renowned plays, would be considered as gothic from a progressive point of view. This is because the play had included most of the classic gothic tropes such as supernatural beings and dark setting most of the time, very much similar to ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ (DJAMH) that has…

The first gothic novel The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, published in 1764, substantially contained all the paramount elements of the gothic genre. Supernatural, old castles, omens, prophecies, frantic emotions, the air of mystery and suspense, patriarchy and a woman in distress form the basic but essential foundation to this genre. From The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole to “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe to several contemporary works in the gothic genre, we see…

taught the traditional scriptures and is well versed in his religion. Meditation is an option but he chooses to stay and teach. Longsang is similar to Yanisa since they both do not practice meditation often, but Longsang is well versed in Buddhist literature which makes him similar to Rachel in that sense. The fifth and final Buddhist is “An Asian Modernizer” named Ananda. Ananda is a monk, but he was educated in an European university and can speak English. He writes well known books in English…

but these attempts will always be contended by our inherent bestial nature. Referred to as ‘The Beast Within’, our dark side has been heavily featured within literature since time immemorial, which only substantiates our perverse (albeit secret) attraction to it. Throughout time the representation of ‘The Beast Within’ has evolved in literature, from biblical myths such as ‘Cain & Abel’ and the ‘Epic Of Gilgamesh’, wherein a character has lapsed from good and succumbed to their evil impulses; to…