The Study Of Merlyn's Haunted House

The poems “A Barred Owl” and “The History Teacher” by Richard Wilbur and Billy Collins respectively, depict two different scenarios in which an adult deceives a child/children, which ranges from the sounds of a bird at night, to the history of the world itself. “A Barred Owl” depicts two parents who lie to their daughter about an owl who woke her in the night, while “The History Teacher” involves a man who tries to protect his students by using education as a tool to deceive them. Both poets use diction, imagery, and rhyme to help them convey a certain tone in their poems.

A caterpillar that smokes from pipes and eats tarty-tarts is only the beginning of Frank Beddor’s first book in his trilogy The Looking Glass Wars. Many of us are familiar with the infamous fairy tale of Alice who stumbles upon a hole that leads her to Wonderland and meets strange characters like the Cheshire Cat and others. Now there are many differences in Beddor’s tale; not only is the Cat an assassin with nine lives but Alice-the character we grew up knowing-has a different name, Alyss Heart. She is a young girl whose kingdom of Wonderland is taken over by her blood thirsty and cruel Aunt Redd, who is truly the incarnation of evil. This book is one with many

Every haunted house usually has a sad or treacherous past. Lemp Mansion is no exception. Declared as one of the nine most haunted places in America, the Lemp Mansion in St. Louis has its own history of suicides and untimely deaths. The members of the family had wealth and power yet it seemed almost like a curse was on the family, causing misery and grief over the years.

On Saturday, June 26, 2000, horrifying events happened to a group of teenagers in a large mansion. This mansion is said to be the most haunted building in all of Oklahoma. Emma, Noah, Olivia, and Daniel had a rough night. It caused a lot of dreadful memories that will be penetrated in their minds forever. These kids just might find themselves in a situation.

It twas the night before Christmas and all through the house a creature was banging on the door Yolanda the magical Christmas hippo of dreams.

In “A Barred Owl” by Richard Wilbur and “The History Teacher” by Billy Collins, the authors both argue that innocence is necessary to cultivate the ideal child via their protective tones, deceptive plot, and contrasting rhyme schemes.

Fear brings forth a certain atmosphere which compels us to act upon it. The era in which the book was published allows us to see how common these fears were. Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House is an excellent portrayal of how fear controls the human mind by using the characters as examples. In the book Eleanor, Theodora, Luke, and Dr. Montague have all been influenced by fear in the story, whether it be the fear of love, the unknown, family, rejection, expression, or loneliness. These different types of fear plagued their minds, causing their actions to reflect upon them. Jackson explores the theme of fear in The Haunting of Hill House by creating a cast of characters that in turn are manipulated by the inner workings of their minds and the malevolent manifestations of Hill House.

Arkansas, the Natural State has a wonderful history with hundreds of places to see and even more things to do. From traveling to museums to mining for diamonds to climbing Pinnacle mountain. Even more interesting is the paranormal side of the state, the part that is becoming more and more popular. One place in particular is the famous Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs. Many people have heard the stories of this hotel and hundreds travel there just to experience it for themselves. Before we get into that let me share some of the hotels history. The Hotel was built in 1886 by the Eureka Springs Improvement Company and the Frisco Railroad and designed by Isaac Taylor. The

The Royall House is notable for being the one of the only surviving slave quarters in Massachusetts, but it also come with a history that for a long time was hidden and had untold stories of human lives that were crucial in funding one of the most notable stables in Boston MA. That staple is The Harvard law school and the untold story is of the 27 slaves who traveled here from Antigua to be servant to one of the wealthiest families in Massachusetts the Royall’s. Africana studies taught me that it’s important to not suppress the realities of factual event or realities of history, you have to bring it to the light and help people learn from it. The Royall house and Slave quarters in Medford MA, is one of the reason this why Africana Studies is important this house, now a museum has hidden truths, controversy and a history lesson all in one.

Being fearful about something can manipulate your mind to thinking of things that aren't actually present. Fear can get to the best of us at times and can make a person feel small and alone, even though they’re in a group with others facing the same situation. Shirley Jackson the author of The Haunting of Hill House shows this exact situation of fear taking over a person by showing it in the main character, a young woman named Eleanor, who comes from a small town which who was invited to visit the Hill House by a doctor named Dr. Montague to study what really goes on in the house. Throughout the story Eleanor, shows many different types of personalities which can go from being serious to energetic in a heartbeat which makes the story

In the Turner House by Angela Flournoy hauntings and unhappiness played a vital part. The Turner family seems to deal with problems such as hauntings and unhappiness, and each member of the turner family deals with their problem in a unique way, which causes bigger problems in each of the characters life. In the beginning of this novel Cha-Cha and his brothers and sisters thought they were being haunted but they thought that they were only being haunted in the house’s big room. Cha-Cha father never believed any of them saw this mysterious ghost. By the middle of the novel only Cha-Cha seemed to be troubled by this mysterious presence.

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall contains one of the earliest examples of marital abuse written in the Victorian Era. It prominently displays women being abused, separated from society and their subsequent solitude. The author, Anne Brontë, did not shy away from certain ‘taboo’ topics, like alcohol abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault and has been criticised for it, even by her own sister Charlotte. Domestic violence has been around for many years and yet it was, and still is, treated as a forbidden subject that should be handled quietly and without causing a commotion. Anne Brontë does not ignore these issues. She gives a clear look at how someone can change overtime and how the effects of alcohol are not to be taken lightly. The Tenant

However the subject isn't the only thing that defines a story as being in the horror genre. The setting of the story also helps define And Then There Were None as part of the horror genre. Russell says that we can find settings such as old houses in a horror story. Lines 49-50.

The Winchester Mystery House was initially a small two-story farmhouse in San Jose. Today, this famed 160-room mansion is open to the public and the subject of the recently released movie, Winchester. The Mansion was built by Sarah Winchester, the widow and heiress of firearm magnate William Winchester. Although Winchester Repeating Arms Company provided the Winchesters with considerable wealth, Mrs. Winchester reportedly believed, due in part to her husband and child’s untimely deaths, that the spirits of those killed by the rifles that the company manufactured cursed her family.

The Abandoned house stood there, with fog rising to the sky. Lights flickered being the only light in the dark….. The fog dragged a cold breeze, that sent a chill up my spine, this house has been here forever and nothing like this has ever happened before, I gulped and strolled into the cold night fog. As I approached the house, the door slowly opens and a Shadow steps towards me. The weather just dropped like 40 degrees, I don't like this at all.