Shadow of the Beast

creature creeping closer by the second. My mouth was gaped open like a fish, the animal directly above me, so close that I could hear the humming breaths of the animal. With my mind in fear, my body took over, bolting in the opposite direction of the beast. I was running so fast, the leaves felt like blades as I brushed against them. I guess it liked to chase, because it contained to tail me, around the darkness of the trees and up the rocks. I would frantically look back to only see the red eyes of

stood upon the balcony facing the creature I replied in defiance, “[Nay, fell beast!] No!” My radiant display of rebellion against this awesome force of evil repelled her for but a moment. Of course, this beast could not be

Ged’s pride prevented him from understanding the importance of equilibrium; however, when he was exposed to the consequences of imbalance, he learned the essentiality of establishing equilibrium within himself. Ged used magic as a tool of superiority to increase his ego and enhance his social appearance. His corrupt mentality and misuse of magic blinded him of the peril of imbalance and disruption of equilibrium. Ged believed that under his dominion, “All things were to his order, to command. He

'Creak'. A dark shadow flies by an old man. One might think this man would be terrified, but he was as passive as ever. The old man, Shi Nigami, was a war hardened-veteran. He "knew" he was just being paranoid. Paranoia can make people do funny things. It just happened to be why Shi grabbed a wooden Winchester rifle. The gun was the very same he used in the war. He stayed quiet patiently waiting. He could, would not waste this shot. Shi wouldn't let his follower, whom he came to realize was following

is a classic greek myth about gods and goddesses interacting with mortals, The Tale of Cupid and Psyche was written by Lucius Apuleius and is located in his book The Golden Ass. This tale is one of the first “Beauty and the Beast”esque stories. Aside from Beauty and the Beast, Rebecca (1940) directed by Alfred Hitchcock shares many similarities and motifs. The love story within this thriller of Maxime de Winters and I (the new Mrs. de Winters) is comparable to that of Cupid and Psyche. Possible linkages

“Young Goodman Brown,” a classic tale of the never-ending battle between good and evil, is a story of many themes, motifs, and symbols. Of the many recurring themes throughout “Young Goodman Brown,” a few common concepts, such as temptation and loss of innocence, prove to be prevalent in 1600’s Puritan England and in the modern world today. Fear, being one of those common concepts, is portrayed through the setting of the wilderness, the devil, and (most importantly) the fear of corruption. The

prompted the juveniles to kill under night’s shadows while pressuring them to act rashly to keep from being hunted by an imaginary monster. Ironically, the terror brought on by the mysteriousness of nightfall, along

Aunt Beast explains to Meg about how they are fighting the Dark Thing. She also explains many good forces which help Aunt Beast and her kind to fight the evil forces of the Dark Thing. On page 205, paragraph 5, Aunt Beast tells Meg exactly who, or what forces help her and her kind fight against the Dark Thing: “The stars help us, perhaps what you would call light helps us, love helps us.” This quote explains how forces of pure good help Aunt Beast and the others like her fight

grave until they have seen the amulet. Lovecraft states that monstrous beast that drove him crazy, creates a certain point of view that refers back to the amulet. The reader understands the terrifying horror story easier when Lovecraft describes the suspense of the beast. Why don't the grave robbers return the piece of jewelry back to its rightful owner? Lovecraft expresses this to the beast to manufacture the point for the beast to kill any object or animal in their path. Lovecraft states this information

is a beast living on the island. The naive boys are reluctant to sleeping because they believe that the beast may hurt them in their sleep. To terminate such thoughts, an assembly is called by the collaborative leader, Ralph. Within the assembly, Jack assures the boys, “There aren’t any beasts to be afraid of on this island”. (Golding 83). The young boys feel reassured momentarily, until a boy, Phil, claims he saw the beast. Jack proceeds to add, “We’re strong - we hunt! If there’s a beast, we’ll