Personal Narrative: A Halloween Horror

I knew I wanted to be my favorite horror character for Halloween, but I didn’t expect the costume to come to life… It all started last week on Halloween. I went to the store to get my costume. I was going to be a Werewolf, my favorite horror character. I found the perfect mask, and the perfect plan to scare my friend Sola. I never knew the horror that would soon await me the next day.When I got home, I put the costume in my closet. And I got ready for bed, for I got home around 9:00. When I woke

With the increase in reinterpretations of death and Halloween symbols, two fundamental things occurred, the mass commodification of Halloween and a decontextualization of the symbols of death. In 1978 the premiere of Halloween, directed by John Carpenter, directly placed the holiday itself in relation to horror and gruesome death, more so than the introduction of gothic horror ever did (Rogers 110; Khapaeva 58). The introduction of explicit horror, according to Rogers, created. “a coded language that

There are many unseen horror gems out in the wild, some that are many years old. Arrow Video has the means and the potential to find these flicks and bring them forth so we lucky horror fans can finally watch them. That is the entire basis for the American Horror Project. Arrow Video has found three films to bring to Blu-ray, in a stellar package full of extras. The three movies included are Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood, The Witch Who Came from the Sea, and finally The Premonition. Unfortunately

“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win”(King). Stephen King is one of the most famous horror fiction writers in history, with such classic works as The Shining and It on his resume. However, King would be nothing if it weren’t for the tortured, Edgar Allan Poe(1809-1849). Poe’s works seem to project the monsters and ghosts which lived inside him, through his awful, short life. Poe writings are woven tightly with language holding hidden meanings and

(An analysis of the setting in The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe) “Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win”(King). Stephen King is one of the most famous horror fiction writers in history, with such classic works as The Shining and It on his resume. However, King would be nothing if it weren’t for the tortured, Edgar Allan Poe(1809-1849). Poe’s works seem to project the monsters and ghosts which lived inside him, through his awful

entertainment and some elements can pass the viewers by. However films are cemented in the time and place they were made and the filmmakers unique self-expression is presented in an artistic form to fully give their work depth. Typically, feature films are narrative driven and focus on a central set of characters and their trials and tribulations. However, the film can mean something deeper when fully delving into the content of the work, whether it is cultural, political or ideological in its message. These

The Horror Genre in Stories of Stevenson and Greene R.L Stevenson's 'The Body-Snatcher' and Graham Greene's 'The End Of The party' are both short stories that are a part of the horror genre, despite differing in many ways. Throughout this essay, I am going to compare the differences and the similarities between the two horror stories. I will assess the way the writers use certain aspects that are part of the horror genre to make their story have an impact on the reader

The seemingly basic act of writing is useful in more ways that one. Writing is how the United States started the revolution against England, people are transported through time and space to Middle Earth, and it allows for people to learn the horrors of the Holocaust through the eyes of a young girl. All of these things are made possible through writing. Writing is education, a job, a future. Even though there isn’t an argument against the benefits of writing, regardless of the genre, writing is helpful

because its creators are too tied to artistic precedents and are therefore not ‘original’”(607). Restrictions of genre destroy the individual artist or what is known as the “auteur” in film. Creativity and uniqueness is sacrificed for conformity in narrative, production, and societal issues. According to this criticism, genre films cannot be considered works of art and directors are not artists, but mere pawns of the studio system. Another concern of theorists is how to precisely categorize genre

when I told people my life was hell, yet after writing my life story, and practically reliving it with the memories; I still believe it was my own personal Hell. This assignment literally expelled emotions as I was writing it, released the truth screaming inside and showcased the reason I am sitting in Jacksonville today. It was still my own personal Hell relived. While I never want to repeat this process, at least not for a while, I am glad for the opportunity to show everyone the reason I am a