Unsolved Mysteries

In February 1957, a boy's body was found wrapped in a plaid blanket in the woods off Susquehanna Road in Fox Chase, Philadelphia. The Boy in the Box, which is still unsolved today, is one the most intriguing cases in the Philly area and even in the world. With this being said, many theories arose from this very case. People have been discussing this case through platforms such as podcasts on the internet, shows, and even play offs of the case in television shows. Podcasts are one of the main ways

There are many unsolved mysteries and intriguing theories about the Bermuda Triangle. Some believe it is a real thing that exists, while many others consider it to be a mere myth. I personally think it is veritable based off of the speculations that I have made. The Bermuda Triangle, or Devil’s Triangle, is the name given to an area of water in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda, Miami, Florida, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is an area in the ocean that is known to suck

Chinatown, directed by Roman Polanski, is a thriller, detective fiction and film noir. Back story plays an important role within Chinatown as it allows the audience to be exposed to the greed and corruption within the plot through a slow reveal. Characteristic of a detective fiction is the slow release of information allowing for the audience to understand the crime and its’ motives at the same pace as the detective. The backstory behind Chinatown builds tension within the story as it clearly foreshadows

Northanger Abbey is one of Austen’s move famous books. The novel is known for its unusual heroine, Catherine Morland, and her infatuation with the novel, The Mysteries of Udolpho, by Ann Radcliffe, and while Jane Austen’s version does contain many of the important features that a gothic novel should contain, it does seem to take a few jabs by mocking the genre in general. Austen uses certain elements present in Gothic novels and satirizes them. In this particular novel she mocks the notion that people

Golden Age texts, why the Detection fiction of the interwar period was described as a “Golden Age." During this period, the detective novels were largely characterized by their intellectual games between the reader and author, and the clue-based mysteries (Scaggs, 2005). In this era, a Detection Club that consisted of renowned detective authors, agreed on rules that a writer of detective fiction was to operate. One of these rules was the “Cluepuzzle." From the clues, both the reader and detective

Investigator myself I will however ask the readers forgiveness if I often indulge myself in that field. Being a New Zealander, it is often not recognized that New Zealand has many unheard of mysteries and its fair share of UFO activity. We also have our own version of Bigfoot known as the Moehau, also a mystery otter like creature, alien big cats, and more. Our nearest neighbor, Australia also has its fair share of UFO sightings, Criptids (animals that are not known or presumed extinct), and strange

When an arrogant musician is “killed” on stage everyone becomes a suspect. STORY COMMENTS MURDER AT THE MIC presents as a classic murder mystery with the ultimate question: who did it? Everyone loves a good mystery. The goal is clear and the stakes are fairly high. The play offers a cast of offbeat characters, betrayal, secrets, a twist, and a very ironic and delightful ending. There’s definitely a lot to like about the play, but with that said, there’s room for additional development. The

The Female and Male Gothic in Austen’s Northanger Abbey and Lewis’ The Monk The gothic novel is characterized by mystery and supernatural fear, usually involving evil villains, and victimized protagonists. These elements are recognized in both Austen’s novel, Northanger Abbey, and Lewis’ The Monk. The novels are composed of male and female gothic characteristics, involved in gendered portrayals of supernatural events. The gothic genre is used in these novels in unique ways, however they both portray

The thriller genre has undergone many changes and phases throughout the past, which is evident in the changes within its subgenres, each of which has its own distinctions. Some subgenres of the thriller genre include the detective thriller and the suspense thriller. Alfred Hitchcock revolutionized the thriller genre during his lifetime. In fact, his work defined a whole subgenre of the thriller: the suspense thriller. The thriller genre has evolved and developed over the history of film and has changed

In “Greek Religion”, Walter Burkert informs his readers mostly about the Greeks’ religious beliefs. In section one, Burkert begins to discuss the history of the Early Bronze Age, such as the vocabulary of Indo-European and the religion of the Minoan-Mycenaeans. He mentions the different cult places which include: caves, temples, graves, as well as peak, tree, and house sanctuaries. For example, a cult includes the Minoan Tree and Pillar Cult; the pillars and trees were sacred, however, they were