vampires vs zombies essay

Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Horror Genre Typically the Horror or more specifically Vampire genre will have the theme good vs. evil where the hero represents good and the villain represents evil. This is consistent in Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Buffy is the hero and the evil vampires she slays (in this episode Glory/Ben) represent evil. There is also a cliché within this genre where good is always triumphant over evil. Buffy in this episode conforms to this cliché

Characters: Count Dracula: Old vampire/Nobleman from Transylvania, lives in the Carpathian Mountains, evil, can transform into a bat and is very strong, powerless during the day or when he’s not welcomed in someone’s house, cannot cross water = needs to be on some other transportation like a boat Jonathan Harker: A solicitor that is sent to the castle oversee the plans of Dracula’s purchase of an estate in London, naive and young, trapped inside Dracula’s castle, wants to escape and tries to, brave

Although Bram Stoker, an Irish author from the mid- to late-19th century, wrote his novel in 1897, his infamous main character has made a lasting impression on literature. Dracula was the first significant vampire in literature and has served as a template for all the vampires who have come after him. PLOT Jonathan Harker goes to Transylvania to help Count Dracula buy an estate in England. While he is at the castle a lot of strange things happen. His fiancée Mina and her friend Lucy

blood as you sleep peacefully. Throughout time we have known Dracula to be this malicious villain that hurts who ever is in his path. In Bram Stoker’s Dracula good vs. evil is portrayed as Dracula being evil and his victims as good. In the novel it says, “the count had his own purposes when he gave her what Van Helsing called the Vampire baptism of blood” (350). This shows that the Count was a bad man and had a purpose for what he did. It’s obvious his intentions were to hurt everyone, and he does

criminal actions of Edward Hyde such as violence, murder and sex. Quite a few of these criminal acts took place at midnight this is rather like in the novel ‘The Tell Tale Heart’ by Edgar Allan Poe. There are also many references to dark vs. light and good vs. evil this is used as a metaphor for the fight between Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Stevenson uses pathetic fallacy to create an atmosphere ideal for that of a horror story. Throughout most of the novel the weather is described as foggy, ‘face

villainous characters spreading their wings onto the big screen, making the darker side more appealing for audiences. Everybody has gone villain this year, from Tom Cruise to Halle Berry, from the not- so-friendly extra terrestrials in Alien Vs Predator to Spiderman's sworn enemy Dr Octopus, played by Alfred Molina. The origin of villains Villains have been around since evil has walked the earth. People have been creating villains ever

twilight. What is the most important thing that people DON'T know about your subject/genre, that they need to know? That there is so much pnr out there and most are different I mean , some authors are all about vampires or werewolves but there is also witches demons elves ghosts zombies and so much more . What inspires you? Music and my dreams. Most of my ideas begin with something I dreamed but then as I write it grows inspired by the music I'm listening to at the time. How did you get to be

The boogie man, vampires, zombies, and creepy gnome men have all been in the fairy tales we read as children. After bravely checking under our beds and thoroughly checking our closet, sleep would come easy. Little did we know these monsters could actually exist in the form of a serial killer. Think about it, would you ever think someone close to you, someone you trust, as a prolific killer capable of serial murder? The answer is usually no, killers live among us, but how does one become a serial

Jennifer McCabe Final Project LE300J Serial Killers as Heroes in Popular Culture Professor Donna Strong Park University Throughout time many have had a fascination with serial killers and with help from the media they have become celebrities within our culture. There are many books, movies, television shows, and news coverage to introduce viewers to their lives. With all the interest behind serial killers, many wonder how they come to be this violent. The question is often asked,