The Exorcist

horror films can have on its viewers. They reviewed “the literature of cinematic-related psychiatric case reports and report the case of a 22-year-old woman who presented with intrusive thoughts of demonic possession and flashbacks of the film The Exorcist” (211), a film that just so happens to be based on similar events that took place in 1949 when a 14-year-old boy was believed to be possessed. The condition that this woman presented was labeled as “cinematic neurosis” (211), a condition that…

Mendez, Jessica Lang. Arts, Per. 3 10.27.17 Keep Your Eyes Closed "Just keep your eyes closed." Somehow, while doing my sister Melanie's eye makeup, the eyeshadow missed her eyelid and made it into her eye. We don't usually wear makeup, but we had been invited to Mr. and Mrs. Swedel's Halloween Gala, which was a very formal event. It was extremely strenuous to be invited to. Mom insisted w e looked our best, and in Melanie's case would be quite difficult considering her costume was a bright…

1. Bhil religion is clearly very different from the religious notions common in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Are there underlying similarities between these and Bhil religion? There are some underlying similarities between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and Bhil religion. For example, the Bhils believe in the idea of the High God, which is similar to the other religions, who also have a single, supreme God: Allah of Islam, God of Christianity and Judaism. Traditions such as Christmas are…

Imagine having to stay in a room for a couple months. In addition to that, picture having little to none human contact. The room is locked from the outside and has barred windows. It is extremely bare, except for the bed. The only thing to keep you company is this horrid, yellow wallpaper. Hours feel like days and days feel like weeks, and the only thing there is that yellow wallpaper. You would go crazy! Well, this is what happened to the nameless narrator in The Yellow Wallpaper. The Yellow…

Society and culture have a large impact on film. This can be seen most clearly in Science Fiction and Horror Films. Films are often based on real-life events, or in some cases, fears. Two examples of this are Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The Cold War and fear of the spread of Communism led to the creation of films such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Psycho and Texas Chainsaw Massacre were both based on the crimes of Ed Gein. Some common themes in these…

Ginger Snaps is a Canadian horror film released in 2000 and directed by John Fawcett. The story is set in a suburban Canadian town and focuses mainly on two premenstrual adolescent sisters Ginger Fitzgerald, 16 and Bridgitte Fitzgerald, 15. The two girls are social outcasts who are labeled as freaks in their high school, and like most teens, the sisters are rebellious and apathetic. On the surface, Ginger Snaps can be easily dismissed by critics as a typical B-rated teen-turned-werewolf movie.…

Catholic School System. Of course, despite not having a closer rapport to their allies, they are still capable of causing harm. Thus, the only solution at this point was to pinpoint the presences of these demons, and relay the coordinates to the exorcists, who will then be able to know where they can do the most…

The Gospel of Matthew is considered as one of the most persuasive pieces of literature during the ancient times. It managed to persuade and convert many people into Christianity by depicting that Jesus is the Messiah. In the Gospel of Matthew, the author argues that Jesus’ ability to manipulate life and death establishes Jesus’ identity as the Son of God. Through a series of miracles that involves healing the sick and disabled, the revival of the dead and of Jesus’ own resurrection, the author…

The novel “The Castle of Otranto” is written by the well-known predecessor of the gothic fiction – the author Horace Walpole. He contributed greatly to the Gothic genre and inspired a lot of famous authors such as Edgar Allen Poe and Daphne du Maurier. His novel was published in 1529, but it is well-known that it was written a lot earlier, supposedly around the era of the first Crusade. In his work, Horace Walpole attempts to combine Old Romance with New Romance – supernatural elements and…

We live in a world of signs, and of signs about signs (Hawkes 2003). Signs and symbols are used everywhere. They are read on people, paintings, books, television and even films. The main focus of this essay will be on films, focusing on the horror genre specifically. The use of semiotics within films is something that has been happening from the birth of films, even if we didn’t know about them, they were still there. Horror films in specific take advantage of signs and symbols, which mean…