Horror fiction is designed to create an eerie and frightening atmosphere which can be either supernatural or non-supernatural. Sometimes in the form of unseen paranormal things and sometimes presented in the various forms of a very human kind of evil, such as serial killers and psychopaths. These scary stories are designed to frighten, scare, and/or startle readers by provoking a response that's either emotional, psychological, or physical to cause them to react with fear and induce feelings of horror and terror. Most of our horror fiction has its roots in local folktales and religious traditions which usually focus on the unknown, death, and all things that we simply depict as “evil” beings or acts. These stories evolved and …show more content…
The Romans plural the word genius into genii to mean a deity or spirit and the Muslims spell genii as jinni or djinni, which is pluralized for those words jinn or djinn.
In some Islamic beliefs, the djinn or jinn are any of a class of spirits lower than the angels and are capable of appearing in human or animal forms and influencing humankind. In the original Hebrew text used in Judeo-Christian tradition the word djinn or jinn doesn't occur of the Bible, although in old Arabic translations the word jinn is often used. Modern translations instead use words like: demon, spirit, and other words like seraphim, such as the burning/fiery ones that appeared to Isaiah (Isaiah 6).
In Islamic teaching the jinn are creatures with freewill that were made from smokeless fire by Allah (God) as humans were made of clay (Adam). According to the Holy Qur’an, Iblis (the father or leader of all djinn) refused to bow to Adam when Allah ordered the angels and djinn to do so. For disobeying Allah (God), Iblis and the djinn that followed him were expelled from Paradise and called "Shaytan" or Satan (sound familiar?). Shaytan is often simply translated as "the Devil," but the term can refer to any of the djinn who disobeyed God and followed Iblīs. There are several classes of djinn and they aren't the “Genie in the Bottle” that pop culture depicts them as. They would be more accurately depicted as
People develop multiple reasons to why they like to receive these odd and fear emotions, which now in society we call insanity. In the “Why We Crave Horror Movies” by Stephen King, whose main argument is that we watch horror movies to satisfy our curiosity. In the “How Tabloid Train Wrecks Reinventing Gothic Literature” by Carina Chocano, whose main argument is to prove how gothic literature is very similar to gossip; for example, gossiping makes people turn into ghosts, unnatural. It’s tempting to see Gothic tales as escapism, but these stories will sum up during times of trouble. Fascination with fear or Gothic stories satisfies some emotional need of individuals and of society by making people feed on their inner childhood that is inconstantly needed of satisfaction. People can do that by watching horror movies or reading tabloids and that is why they enjoy scaring themselves.
Elizabeth Fenn is the author of this book. She explained the relationship between the Mandan people and their hometown and the entire world. She also described how these were linked together in this book. As described in this book, the source of the
The forest spirit or leshii is a master of the forest and a guardian of the animals that live within the forest. East Slavs believe the leshii to be frightening due to the power of metamorphosis which enabled him to deceive people, lead them astray and even carry off maidens and children. The Vodianoi is said to be a male figure that is covered in slime, has claws, and is possibly white and bloated, that finds delight in drowning people who have offended him. More popular malevolent spirits are the werewolf and the vampire, which have become admired in today's entertainment industry. The entire Slav area held beliefs about werewolves, which were said to be those born with birthmarks, a caul (or amniotic membrane) on their heads, or tufts of
They had a strong belief in the supernatural,” Mandan religion centered around a belief in supernatural powers that were shared by all living things” (Source C)., and in sacred bundles. Sacred bundles were believed to contain certain powers that would work in religious ceremonies. Ceremonies were regularly held in Mandan villages, mainly to try and make buffalo come to their village for hunting, grow more crops, and to cure the sick. When it comes to marriage, sacred bundles and their ownership are essential. In Mandan marriages,” A household with an important clan bundle usually selected a son-in-law from the same clan as the daughter's father” (Source D). If one family has an important bundle, they can arrange marriages by presenting their son-in-law with expensive gifts. In addition, medicine was also used to their religious beliefs; if they thought you were sick because of the supernatural, they would pray for you and give you herbal medicine. Once you died, Mandans believed that two of your souls would go to the afterlife and two would stay on earth. The Mandans believe they have four
They made sacrifices to him when the rainy season started( "Shilluk" ). Another god that they have is Jouk, this god takes cares of the decreased. Shilluk have many folktales in their tribe. The sacred and secular worlds of the Shilluk are linked. Spiritual forces abound in animals, elements, and places ( "Shilluk" ). They have a folktale that explains how their gods were created. For example Jouk is tied in with Nyakang through supernatural things ( "Shilluk" ). The folktale about Nyakang is his father was at the nile and was lured into the river by these half crocodile women. Like in the little mermaid the mermaids lured the men to their death. He captured the women and married one of them and gave the other one away and he had half human babies with three mermaids. Then that’s how Nyakang was created. The shilluk culture is referred to a having commonality of their neighborhooding Nile villages in Egypt. The shilluk held high importance of rank. “ The Shilluk traditions of the royal throne, semi- divine kingship, dynasty rule, , sororal marriage”(“Shilluk” ). They practice purification rituals to pressure these rankings, again similar to their egyptian
Although dark stories are meant to scare us, lots of people have learned to enjoy this fear. Some people enjoy this fear because it gives them a rush that makes them feel like they can handle those scary situations in a real scenario. One way that writers can scare the reader is by using supernatural elements. Supernatural transformation is very scary in stories. One example of this is ghosts.
Horror is ingrained in human society, in our movies, in our music, in our stories. Horror is inescapable; it surrounds us, it envelops us. Horror is part of being human; in fact, the definition is being frightened or disgusted. There are two short stories, which truly fit this definition of horror, Going to Meet The Man by James Baldwin and The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe. Going to Meet The Man by James Baldwin and The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe utilize too very different forms of horror, Baldwin using vivid, disgust-provoking imagery, and Poe using terror to provoke fear, however both incorporate a similar theme, that man is capable of horrible atrocities.
What is horror? Webster's Collegiate Dictionary gives the primary definition of horror as "a painful and intense fear, dread, or dismay." It stands to reason then that "horror fiction" is fiction that elicits those emotions in the reader. An example of a horror film is "The Shining", directed by Stanley Kubrick. Stanley Kubrick was a well-known director, producer, writer and cinematographer. His films comprised of unique, qualitative scenes that are still memorable but one iconic film in his collection of work is The Shining. Many would disagree and say that The Shining was not his best work and he could have done better yet, there are still those who would say otherwise. This film was not meant to be a “scary pop-up” terror film but
Horror is the most personal media genre because of how it can uniquely connect an audience to the traumatic aspects of human struggle. As a result, I like to define horror like this: horror is any instance when an audience is given an uncomfortable look at something that disturbs them. This definition is intended to give room for a cultural interpretation to horror; if something would have scared someone in the past because of something unique about their culture, it can still be considered horror. This is the primary vehicle with which I’ll argue that horror has existed as long as the English language has. Looking back at the medieval horror excerpts and Beowulf, there are many elements that would scare the audiences of their times that wouldn’t immediately affect a modern audience without thorough analysis. Because audiences in the Middle Ages were terrified of God, descriptions of hell and punishment were works of horror centered around fear of the divine. Likewise in Beowulf, in addition to containing an explicit, modern-esque monster in Grendel, Grendel’s Dam would have been seen as a horrifying figure because women were mostly used as negotiable objects for marriage in the 700s. In these ways, these works are evidence that horror has been around since before Frankenstein.
An Old Norse word ‘vardlokkur’. There are debates about the exact meaning of the word in it’s original form. However there are several mythological tales about the Vardlokkur guarding the gates of knowledge. In these legends, the Vardlokkur were the wise men of divine knowledge who protected that wisdom and guarded it with their lives. The magik of the warlock was/is to ward off evil spirits and to lock or bind them up, keeping the sacred wisdom safe. Some also call the vardlokkur the Norse Guards or Guardians. The warriors of the spiritual community.
Discuss how this term is used in modern Pagan/Wiccan practice and other practices if applicable
He has utterly destroyed my physical manifestation on more than one occasion) was born from, to name just one element, dirt from The Garden of Eden. And no, I have little knowledge as to how they obtained that dirt. That dirt, however, is the true reason Alajarik maintains as the most powerful Djinn in the Other. The dust from which he was created, and the other elements as well, were all infused with a magic. Due to them being pulled from such structures, they hold a magic or power, something often developed with the age of the area in reference. As previously stated, the world, therefore magic as well, works in a give and take fashion. The more powerful the artifact, the more powerful the Djinn
The demons and the rules surrounding them are the most sophisticated aspect of the Yami belief system. There is an emphasis between real and imaginary (ie, people vs demons) and their cosmology includes the demons' island, and the “white Island” where a person's main soul goes after death. The functional mythology system can be considered demonism due to focus on demons in cultural fears and rituals.
What is a horror? What does it mean to be terrified? The definition of a horror fiction is "fiction in any medium intended to scare, unsettle, or horrify the reader." Since the 1960s, any work of fiction with a morbid, gruesome, surreal, or exceptionally suspenseful or frightening theme has come to be called "horror" (Wikipedia) . "The Fall of the House of Usher" is a great example of a story on the basic level of a gothic horror, in which the element of fear is evoked in its highest form. There are many different elements, such as setting, feelings, themes, and characters, that play an essential role in suggesting this.
ngels are known to be messengers of God, often depicted to be winged creatures. These supernatural beings are believed widely in many religions, including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and even Hinduism. Angels are mystical beings that serve as a link or an intermediary between man and his Supreme Creator. In the Christian Bible, they are known to be the attendants to God's throne, God's messenger to his people, and personal guardians to each and every person. While there are also evil angels or fallen angels, the divine angels are the ones that people can look up to for guidance and help.