Lon Chaney

Samantha Kowal Professor Bauer English AOS 42 January 28, 2014 The Rise of Special Effects Make-up Make-up artist have been influential in artists productions throughout time; everything from Shakespearean theater to the IMAX big screen. Although their craft is stared at by audiences around the world, they do not get the respect and recognition they deserve. Without make-up there would be no beautiful actress or gruesome creature to intrigue the audience. Special effects artist are masters

“Honesty is the best policy”, we have all heard this saying time and time again. From a very young age we have been told lying is frowned upon and yet it seems to be an innate skill rooted deep within us. While basic in nature, telling the truth seems to be an extremely difficult task for the majority of people. Being honest often goes against our natural instinct of self preservation. Those who are able to rise above the temptation of lying and resist the easy way out of uncomfortable situations

Perfume, by Suskind conforms to conventional standards of the horror genre. The author takes advantage of this conformity by making Grenouille into the typical horror genre killer or monster to produce a story with a chilling and dark atmosphere. The author effectively uses both characterization and stylistic features to develop and shape Grenouille’s character into such monster. According to horror conventions a story must have a monster, whether it be a serial killer or supernatural entity “There

The Babadook is a haunting film filled with twists and turns that leave the audience terrified without ever utilizing a single cliché jump-scare. The audience is constantly in a state of dread and fear along with the protagonist. One of the final scenes in the movie shows the protagonist walking into her basement to feed the monster that she keeps down there. The scene is a unique ending that is not commonly seen in horror films. It revolves around implicit meaning and the interesting point-of-view

Adversity- Article 5 Theme- When one is faced with adversity, trust is limited. Adversity is something that most go though. In the book Article 5 by Kristen Simmons, Ember faces adversities from the war that tore apart the country. Background info on book. When one is faced with adversity, trust is limited. Ember is forced into a situation in which she had nobody that she can put her trust into. When her mother is being taken into custody, and she sees chase, her ex, she asked him for help to make

Alfred Hitchcock – the dubbed ‘Master of Suspense’ – created a theory which revolved around the idea of shock vs. suspense; this theory was called ‘bomb theory’. Within this theory, Hitchcock identifies how if you place a bomb underneath a table – and tell the audience of the bomb’s presence – the audience will be waiting in anticipation for the moment the bomb goes off. The spectator is suspended in a state of anticipation and fear; hence, suspense. Following this theory, Under the Shadow creates

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a monster is defined as a “powerful person or thing that cannot be controlled and that causes many problems.” Monsters are all around us. They’re the borders of all possible and crossing the boundary can create trouble and possibly even making you become a monster. Without having monsters in place, humans would not worry about trying things that they shouldn’t such as killing or stealing. However, since humans fear the unknown and the idea of doing something

One of the many themes in James Whale’s 1931 film Frankenstein is that of the known vs the unknown or good vs evil. Whale uses the motif of fire as a powerful extension of what the good can do to the darkness. Fire is used as a way to keep the Monster or the evil representation of the film in isolation and outside of the known world and also as a way to show that the known or good will always win against the unknown or evil. Known vs unknown or good vs evil falls into the category of a knowledge

Have you ever considered why you feel a powerful desire for horror films? According to Stephen King, “we crave horror films to show we are not afraid, to re-establish our sense of normality, and to give an outlet to our anti-civilization emotions.” (Why We Crave Horror Films) Jordan Peele’s film challenges white people, who live in social environments, protected and isolated from race-based stress. They’re provided with racial comfort, yet they have a lower tolerance for racial pressure. Jordan Peele’s

I looked up at the blinding-blue sky. I looked at the swaying trees. I looked at the surrounding people, who were strolling around, chatting. I looked down, at the cracked bricks that served as a path. I was discouraged to discover that nothing was different. Nothing had changed. No secret passages opened to a rich palace, no booby trap had swallowed me up to trap me in an ancient dungeon. There was nothing magic or amazing or life-changing about this button. I sighed, downhearted. I knew