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    of a horror film instead. Sunrise had a hint of love in it indeed but it contains plot of murder as well as attempt of murder twice. It also contains a very controlling character that show hints of being evil or monster like in her personality as well as her appearance. The director used the camera angle, camera movement, as well as lighting to show why this is more of a dark and chilling story and I will explain why. The first obvious clue to the viewers that this might be more of a horror film

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    first zombie and since then the zombie has not stopped thirsting for human brains. Today, the new movie "Zombieland" has just been released into theaters so the zombie is still going strongly through culture. Night of the Living Dead was a serious horror look at zombies but society has turned a once terrifying genre into some humor. Spoofs like ‘Shawn of the Dead’ and ‘Zombieland’ “has fun messing around with the rules of the post-apocalyptic zombie movie genre” (Machosky). However the reason the

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    nature everyone is socially handicapped, as we can relate this to the articles “Why we crave horror movies” by Stephen King and “violence media is good for kids” by Gerard Jones given to both authors get there points across by being precise, compelling, and knowledgeable. King lives in Bangor, Maine, where he writes his best-selling horror novels, many of which have been made into popular movies. As a horror novel

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    The critically acclaimed film, Coraline, depicts a tale of a neglected child who becomes tangled in an insidious world. Coraline, was directed by Henry Selick and based off of Neil Gaiman’s novella. This story mixes horror elements along with adventure and mystery in order to present a well balanced depiction. Benefitting from the haunting narration, the title sequence uses various mechanics to create an impactful arrangement. Coraline’s, title sequence begins with an image of worn, brown leather

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    inordinate amount of pain from his early- and later- years, and that pain is present in his horrific stories. His chaotic childhood with economic struggles and estranged family transferred into his stories as well. (Discussion) The overbearing chaos and horror within his stories “Jerusalem’s Lot”and “Children of the Corn” originates from King’s personal experiences as described in On Writing. (Thesis) The unresolved conflicts of his stories resemble the problems in his childhood that were never fixed. He

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    The phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” usually means the cover of the book could mislead the actual meaning of the text. Just like that if the author states that the genre of the book is supposed to be horror doesn’t mean it is actually horror. Audience could view the novel or the text different ways. Certain genre has certain rules and criteria that they need to follow in order to create that genre. In “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, she shows how the narrator who may or

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    Thomas Tryon’s debut novel, The Other, tells a tale of harrowing macabre and psychosis that haunts a New England family. The Other follows the life of a set of young twin boys and the horror that follows. In The Other, Thomas Tryon crafts a story of delusion and insanity, one that preys on the readers’ fear because of the story’s normalcy and familiarity. Thomas Tryon was born on January 14, 1926 in Hartford, Connecticut and is the son of Arthur Tryon, one of the owners of Stackpole, Moore and

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    Stephen King are masterfully crafted horror stories that lead readers on a psychological rollercoaster. The authors are able to generate such a detailed and in-depth atmosphere that it causes readers to picture themselves in the terrifying situations that they have devised for those reading. Through the evolution of “monsters”, point-of-view and atmospheric conditions which help to create a mood that engulfs readers both King and Hautala are able to write brilliant horror stories. “Monsters” do not have

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    American Horror Story Evaluation When it comes to a show I always look for something lighthearted. In my opinion the best shows are the ones that are funny, a bit relatable, have great character development, and overall just uplift your spirits. Shows like this are hard to come by; there are some old ones that I’ve come to enjoy such as Friends and The Office, but lately I have yet to find a show that fits my normal preferences. I have spent months watching Friends over and over again, but that gets

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    explains to readers how to decipher horror stories by saying, "Some students think that the best way to examine it is to deal with the way horror fiction is organized or structured. Examining the organization of a horror story shows that it shared certain traits with other types of fiction.". She says this in her article "What is a Horror Story". Horror fiction needs to be in a certain order, structured, and have specific horror traits. Some essential traits to horror she later talks about, are supernatural

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