around 1764 by Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto‚ whose story contained almost every element of what is viewed today as a Gothic Tale. Most stories that are classified under the subgenre of gothic fiction involve many elements that create a sense of suspense or mystery‚ with features that develop a dark feeling or unsettling atmosphere and sometimes even overwrought emotion. Through the analysis of short stories written by Gothic authors such as‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by
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Beacon Hall Cautiously walked I towards the grand old mansion‚ where I read the name aloud ’Beacon Hall’. The vulgar and vile house had the look of an old run down Gothic church with arched stained glass windows. The doors and windows reminded me of a church I once visited called ’El Monumental’ in Barcelona. I breathed in deeply smelling wet oak wood reminding me of winter fires and roasting chestnuts. The area was in an old abandoned town by the forest and the old lake‚ as I went into the house
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Maya Zelaya Hour 6 10/30/12 King’s Horror Dark and cold‚ those were the two words that described the room. The only illumination was from the faint moon‚ a tempting ghost for a young and anxious soul. The room‚ though‚ held two souls‚ was accompanied by the lingering smell of pepperoni from a pizza. One of the souls was resting on the wood floor of the room and the panels creaked beneath his body as he shifted in his dreams. Although‚ creaking of the flooring was not the only thing to be heard
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The Gothic horror in this film is in the begging where Caleb is being watched through his computer when he wins to go to the research facility. Then‚ Caleb is flying over a land scape that haves to no life and is covered in snow and from there he is flown over another landscape that was like a forest and it had life. Caleb was then left in the middle of nowhere where he had to follow a river path to the building. When Caleb finally got to the building it was like a fort‚ or blockage area. There are
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At Elms High School‚ and Indian-American boy names Ravi is constantly bullied and insulted for his religion and race by two jocks named Bradley and Bernard.Emily who is goth with midnight hair is goth who is taunted by three popular girls named Kelli‚Bridget‚and Heather who abusing that they would actually be friends.Dane has inherited an old secluded house in the woods from his late uncle’s will.The outcasts are all invited to a video shoot by thier friend Kurtis who asked Ravi if he could come
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Yogarajah Research Essay Block 4 Genre: Horror Horror is a genre that has startled our psychological thoughts and frightened us for centuries. The author allows the readers to embrace themselves in another reality with a horrific twist to leave the readers trembling with fear. Like a lot of other genres‚ the author attempts to draw the reader in‚ but in horror there is an intense feeling wickedness and suspense that leaves Goosebumps on the reader. Horror is deemed like a common‚ overused genre
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323-11500-22132943 1 April 2011 Social and Historical Effects Responsible for the Conception of the Fantastic and Supernatural in Gothic Horror Bram Stoker’s Dracula debuted in Victorian England at the end of the nineteenth century. Not the first vampire story of its time‚ it certainly made one of the most lasting impressions on modern culture‚ where tales of the supernatural‚ horror‚ witchcraft‚ possession‚ demoniacs‚ vampires‚ werewolves‚ zombies‚ aliens‚ and monsters of all kinds have become something
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‘’Mom‚ why do we always have to move to another town?’’ I whined. “Well‚ your parents’ promotion is there‚ Lina. It will be the last time‚ I promise you”. I didn’t know whether I could trust her or not‚ but either way‚ I waited to see the result in the end. My father had always difficult problems with his job. He was sad and tired every morning‚ and I always heard him telling my mom how terrible his job was. I hoped his new job‚ in the new town we ‘d move into‚ would change him. Even though‚ during
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House of Nightmares He stumbled through the snow‚ hugging himself in a desperate attempt to stay warm. The blizzard raged around him‚ battering him so much he could barely see‚ snow clinging to his frozen face. If he didn’t find shelter immediately‚ he would die. He stopped. In front of him was a tree‚ or what could only be called a tree. Its bark was dull and rotten underneath the snow but its few thin branches offered slight protection from the storm. He quickly got under it‚ cleared a space for
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Simile This descriptive writing technique compares one subject to a different subject even though they are not normally related. An example of a simile is‚ "Linda looks as thin as a toothpick." Metaphor These are similar to similes‚ but instead of comparing things they go as far as to say to objects are the same. For example‚ "Life is a rollercoaster." Rhetorical Question Rhetorical questions are questions that do not require or expect and answer. They can be used to make the reader think about
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