Gargoyle

silver. They converged on Marisol’s finger tips. She thrust them towards her father and the gargoyles. “Ego inducere, web circuitu vestro!” Fire sprang from Marisol’s hands. A flood of blue and silver light burst across her father and his minions, instantly freezing them. Clouds of wispy silver threads swirled in the air. When the clouds cleared, silvery cocoon of spider silk covered Alistair and the gargoyles. Hawking goggled, looking from Marisol to our frozen enemies and back again. “That was an

custody. Before too long, Proserpina saw the castle for the first time. The castle was the color of cement blocks – gray and gloomy. It had a gothic type of structure, with huge gargoyles perched on each corner of the roof. The entry door contained big, brass knockers in the shape of a lion’s face. If you look past the gargoyles on the roof, you can see that the castle has several towers. The sides of the castle contained small, little windows with bars on them that continue all the way to the grass

that was left in them was surely submissive. Even expecting the worst Burton couldn’t believe what Demitri had created. The anatomy of beasts and men that Demitri had spliced together shouldn’t have been biologically possible to function. But the hybrids were animated and conscious. Burton felt a profound pity for the human victims, taken from their families, never to return; if they did, they would never be the same. He was aware that Demitri had rounded up bastard children, searching relentlessly

Two summers ago, I visited New York. Most of what I knew came from television shows and listening to the stories my friends told me about New York. Television shows like, “Sex in the City” and “New York Under Cover” showed me both sides of New York. “Sex in the City” show the glamorous nightlife. On the other hand, “New York Under Cover” exposed the violence and the crime. Despite the stories my friends told me, I wanted to experience New York for myself. To my surprise, New York is full of friendly

this makes the reader think about why, he needs to live in such a nice house when he really never sees anybody and when he does he kills them. The last suspense in the chateau is it is a creepy house. The story quotes “a little leering gargoyle knocker”(30). Gargoyle are scary and weird looking things that hang on the walls of a castle mainly. When the reader reads this it makes them think about scary movies and gets them to thinking about what is going to happen next. All in all the chateau has a

It seemed their kingdom was cursed of late, constantly under siege by sorcerers, witches, or some other damned magical beast bent on destroying them. A devastating plague ran rapid through the beleaguered city earlier that year claiming near eighty souls, and then a beast with the head of an eagle and body of lion preferring their human flesh over livestock terrorized the countryside before feasting on Camelot's citizens. That frightful time was followed by drought and mysteriously ruined crops

Lockwood approaches it and makes not to the gargoyles, rough stone exterior, and rough looking gates. Later when he attempts to journey back home he finds himself lost in a snowstorm in which he was returned to the house. The house itself is cold, gloomy, and eerie feeling. Lockwood gives the reader an excellent description in the beginning chapters when he arrives at the house. He notes that the grass grows wild, the narrow windows, and large stone gargoyles, he also makes note of the plain furniture

Throughout the story.”The Most Dangerous Game”, one way suspense is created is by the description of the setting. “The old tarts call it ‘Ship-Trap Island’...Sailors have a curious dread of this place. I don’t know why. Some superstition-” (24). These few sentences create suspense by how the characters Rainsford and Whitney describe Ship-Trap Island by saying some sailors have a curious dread of this place. That means that sailors feel uneasy and eerie about coming to this island due to how it’s

On September 12th, 2017, I attended a piano concert by Jeffrey Jacobs that consisted of some various 20th century repertoire composed by Ian Dicke, Béla Bartok, George Crumb, and Dr. Takuma Itoh. All of these pieces were extremely fascinating to listen to, and I enjoyed every minute of it. The first two pieces on the program, entitled “Intermezzo” and “Soliloquy,” were both written by Dr. Itoh. Both works contain contrasting differences in themes, difficulty, and structure.

mean he has Stonelock? Only old Gargoyles get that!” Genie blurt out at the news. She could hardly believe her ears at first. Sure her father had been limping, and his movements had been more stiff, but he was still in his prime. He couldn't be sick! She refused to believe it. “Now, Genie,” Her mother soothed in her usual stone-cold voice.