Who Is The Antagonist In The Exorcist

Just as they were making their way toward the shack out comes the witch. They carefully make their way up to her and not taking their eyes off of her. Not only was she a witch but a beautiful one, like no one they had ever seen. She

“Don’t you know I’m your friend?” “Didn’t you see me put my sign in the air when you walked by?”(Oates) This sign is marked on her making her the chosen one. However, “In folk magic and mythology, the “X” symbolizes crossroads which represents a location "between the worlds" and, as such, a site where supernatural spirits can be contacted and paranormal events can take place.” (Wiki) He also has this control over her when she tries to call for help she cannot. “She cried out, she cried for her mother, she felt her breath start jerking back and forth in her lungs as if it wee something Arnold Friend was stabbing her with again and again with no tenderness.”(Oates) Although he tells her not to call the police she still grabs the phone to call, but then throws it and he says, “That’s a good girl. Put the phone back.” Joyce also states “Something roared in her ear, a tiny roaring, and she was so sick with fear that she could do nothing but listen to it.”(Oates) causing her to choose whether she is going to protect her family’s safety or her

On a stormy night in Chicago, a woman gave birth to a beautiful little redheaded girl. She and her husband, two great scientists and eminent professors of the University of Chicago, held their child happily, hoping she would one day follow their path. As the mother was resting, her husband’s mother arrived, eager to see her grand-daughter. However, seeing the redheaded baby with a small birthmark on her upper lip, the profoundly Christian and superstitious woman saw a sign of the devil. In a moment of inattention from the parents, she stole the baby and fled to Greece to exorcise her on the grave of their ancestors. Luckily, right before the grand-mother began the exorcist ceremony, a phoenix came out of the sky and saved the little girl. As the

Henry and Colleen arrive to the address of Ava Badeaux , it was a little shop off Bourbon Street in the city. The outside was a old red brick two story building with bars around the long rectangular windows . They opened the dark green door walking in. The smell inside was of mold and a smokey fruit scent . Voodoo dolls hung from the ceiling , jars of spices and potions on the stained wood shelves covered in spider webs. A altar to there right by the entrance with a sign saying “ do not touch or you shall receive bad luck.” The altar was full of change , dolls and other gifts placed by strangers in hopes of no bad luck in there life. Every step they took , a creak noise appeared step by step . “ May I help you?” They jumped from a female voice

In the Stephen King novel “The Man in the Black Suit”; Nathaniel Hawthorne's story “Young Goodman Brown” the devil appears. The depiction of the Devil’s characterization in both short stories shatter Brown’s life; although Gary manages to not let the Devil control his entire life. The Devil’s tries and inflict evil on innocence in both short stories has a big effect on Young Goodman Brown and Gary.

“Psycho” is a classic suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock which features a central female protagonist, a seemingly ordinary young woman named Marion Crane, who crosses paths with a dangerous mentally ill motel owner, Norman Bates. As their strange relationship develops, a dominant theme of good versus evil is introduced to the audience through the use of characterisation, editing, mise-en-scene and various other media techniques.

The Governess’s psychology state of mind plays a role to understanding whether the ghost manifests the children, or whether The Governess is nevertheless, mentally ill. Gender Role is also a huge element of “The Turn Of The Screw” as The Governess, being a woman, fills the role of a mother to mile’s and Flora. The children’s innocence and actions are nevertheless questionable, as they seem to hold a secret that they do not disclose. Nevertheless, the perception of The Governess is questionable since she seems to be the only one that visually sees the ghost.

When Clair began describing the location of the cherry bomb, she brings back memories that she had regarding the closet. Her memories, described with anecdotes such as the tale of the Hairy Man who comes out at night gives a sneak peak of her childhood. By using stories, it would either engage the reader and allow them to learn about a myth back in the author’s days, or bring back nostalgic memories about their own childhoods. As everyone has had their own Hairy Man tales growing up, the readers would get the same feelings as the author did during her fifth-grade summer and as she was writing this paragraph of the

Witchcraft seemed to be no stranger to this whole ordeal. I take a few deep breaths and continue to trudge back to the carriage. I hope that the Ruler and witch are back as I wish to have my belongings, but it is possible they are still traveling. I see that the carriage is indeed there, not moving from it spot. So I infer that they have arrived so it’s safe to get my things. I let out a sigh of relief and get my small bags out and head to the mansion where- at the steps- I see the others gathering and talking among themselves- Owen being an exception, only talking with Alice a few times. As I get closer I hear Alex mumble something along the line of ‘Manners’ and ‘Peasants’ I try to make out what else he said but he spoke too softly. “Talking about me?” I say as I walked up and brush my arm against his, a bright and stupid smile sprawled across my face. He looks at me, not wearing the same big smile I haven’t seen him missing so far. He didn’t seem to understand what I was talking about, but it soon dawned on him. “Oh sorry, I'm just not used to it. That's all.” He said with a sickening sweet tone as he then quickly turns around, muttering a few curses. I giggle at this and make my way over to Owen.

In the rising action of the story, Russell demonstrates that Susan is initially possessed by the Devil and she is unable to exert control over her own life. Susan who was a kind and compliant little girl began to act weirdly declining to attend church services and disobeying all authority figures that surround her. Firstly, when Father Sargent and the Bishop are in the rectory, the Catholic priest explains to the Bishop that “[Susan] was a ventriloquist’s dummy” when “she sunk strong sharp fingers into [Father Halloran’s] throat” (Russell 33-34). Here, Russell illustrates that Susan’s transformation to a “dummy” explains how she is possessed by a demon. Naturally, human beings are incapable of transforming into other creatures. The fact that Susan attacks Father Halloran with her “sharp fingers” demonstrates that Susan has a lack of control over her actions as she tries to hurt the person who wants to help her and find a solution to her problem.

Lucas O’Malley, or Luke for short, was a typical middle school boy. He received fairly good grades, and was an adequate athlete, but he didn’t like the school he went to. Something about that dilapidated building was…off. His best friend was a tremendously shy and nervous boy named Casey. Luke knew he could become very popular, as he had many friends already. The only thing holding him back was Casey. He did not mind however, because he and Casey had been friends since they were little. Luke was Casey’s only friend, because no one else seemed to acknowledge his existence. Especially now, close to Halloween, all of Luke’s friends would talk of nothing else besides demons and spirits, the very stuff that make nightmares and leave you running

The film references, not only slasher films, but a wide array of horror fiction. Out of the numerous references to other horror films, one of the most obvious is the cabin, which is likely a reference to The Evil Dead. Another Evil Dead reference comes in the form of one of the monsters, named ‘Angry Molesting Tree’ and among the wide variety of monsters, the references range from Pinhead from Hellraiser to Kevin from Sin City. Near the end of the film, The Director (Sigourney Weaver), who played a Final Girl in the film Alien, mentions that “[the ritual] is different for every culture. And it changes over the years, but it’s very specific.”. The audience is given brief glimpses into other rituals, the most prominent being Japan’s. Japan never went through a ‘slasher film’ phase like the U.S.; instead, Japanese horror films often revolve around the supernatural; usually in the form of pale-white, ghost girls with long dark hair, who torment young victims. “Almost all classic and contemporary ghost stories from Japan operate on onnen (“the idea that some emotions are so strong that their power can extend from beyond the grave”): ...witness Sadako’s character in The Ring, the antagonist in Juon...“. A couple references even seem to predate the advent of film. Some examples include the intro credit sequence, the painting that

The Godfather, The Exorcist, and The Silence of the Lambs are three films that are often given the title “greatest of all time” in their respective genre, for very good reason. Each film consists of scenes that are crafted so unforgettably that the scenes leave each viewer with a sense of awe, shock, and horror when each scene is carefully examined. The Godfather, distributed in 1972 by Paramount Pictures, was directed by Francis Ford Coppola who in an interview said in regards to his filmmaking that “If you don’t take a risk then how are you going to make something really beautiful, that hasn’t been seen before?” (1). The Godfather certainly presented cinema with iconic and memorable scenes that were both beautiful and never before seen largely due to the new and risky ways Francis Ford Coppola presented The Godfather’s narrative. Similarly, The Exorcist chilled the bones of audiences everywhere by shocking the world with grueling demonic possession in a tangible way that had never been presented before by cinema. The scenes in The Exorcist were particularly memorable because the scenes resonated with a large majority of American audiences who came from religious backgrounds where demonic possession is a sincere possibility; never before had a film brought Americans face-to-face with The Devil, Hell, and sin by means of horror. Horror was also a key element in Jonathan Demme’s 1991 classic The Silence of the Lambs. Horror made each scene very memorable, particularly when

Rosemary's Baby (Roman Polanski, 1968) starts a string of American horror films which proceeds well into the 1970s, cantering its regard to gore thriller films that had been deeply rooted behind the Vietnam war. These films were considerably thrilling as it was beginning to handle disputable societal norms featuring terrifying imagery and frightening concepts during a time where horror was so often presented to the naked eye of the “other”. Horror had shifted from the gimmicks to dealing with social issues in such a way where storylines often had realistic elements to them. Sex, nudity, rape and abortion were traits that had been implemented into many films by the early 1970s and onwards. All of which are clear to find in Polanski's first motion picture under Paramount Pictures. The film assumes a

There are many real life horror stories that drew a lot of attention. There are many movies, books and even songs about those real life time horror events.