Melissa Perez SNC 1101 Summary/Response Sat 8:30 Feeding the beast In the essay, "Why We Crave Horror Movies" by the author Stephen king; He tries to explain how a two-hour horror film may be one's way of stepping out of life's boundaries and all the expectations on what is right and wrong. He states that it's a relief of ones inner violence, a fix of adrenaline and fun and it dares the nightmare. You get to face your biggest fear from the comfort of your own home, and that's not to say that a good horror movies can and will make you jump from your seat. In the essay Stephen stated, "If we are all insane, then insane becomes a matter of degree." The statement he said is to the point. We all laugh about a private joke aloud when we're completely alone and sometimes we even talk to ourselves, Some can break into move when they think no one is watching them. Everyone needs a little stress release method, everyone needs to feed the beast inside.…
Monsters are embodiments or personifications of social anxieties. For example, in general terms, vampires represent our fears and desires about sex; zombies represent our fear of the mob and loss of individuality; werewolves represent our animalistic selves and the transformation into madness; ghosts represent histories of traumatic events and troubled memories; witches represent the male fear of female power, knowledge, and sexuality.…
A classic gothic novel emphasises fear and terror. It has the presence of the supernatural, the placements of events within a distant time and an unfamiliar and mysterious setting. Romantic writer Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein conforms to these conventional ‘classic’ Gothic traits as well as to the modern conceptions of what is considered as Gothic. Shelley’s Frankenstein is host to a range of significant gothic elements, evident through Victor’s creation of the gigantic creature, the dark setting of the novel, set in places of gloom and horror, and the disempowered portrayal of females, in which women are threatened by the tyranny of males and are often in distress. Omens and visions are also evident in the novel, further enhancing the Gothicism found in the novel. Frankenstein is defined as a Gothic novel through the many Gothic aspects it features. The connections, and relevance it has to today’s modern society and the lessons that can be learned from it, is what classifies it as being classic.…
In today's society, people are selfish and don't do anything unless it benefits themselves in one way or another. The reason why I like a good monster story is because they are based on our everyday society. All of the stories we have gone over this far throughout the year are for the most part have some connection with the real world. Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein, and serial killers are all monsters that have a special connection to everyday society.…
The concept of monsters has captivated our society for hundreds of years because they represent what society has driven out of the individual. Monsters encapsulate the aspects of humanity that have been changed by the growing civility and refinement fostered by our society.…
The allure of fear is especially evident with all the ghosts and ghouls about on Halloween.…
In my opinion, monster is a general designation of groups nonhuman organisms. Almost of monsters have different characteristic than human being, such as tail, buck teeth,and sharp claws. Because those inevitable origin, it can be seen monsters are inborned. Most of them called monster because they are the antithesis of human’s life, human’s benefit, or human’s wish. Some of them utilize weakness of humanity to kill people or plunder valuable things. Such as vampire, dragon, Different bad person who enjoyed cruelty, most of monsters kill humans for their lives or kill humans without reason. For some reasons, they might can’t control themselves live without human’s blood or can’t fling away any organism who intruded. In other words, monster are beyond control and kill people crueler and more ferocious than evil people.…
We can compare the monster in Frankenstein and other monsters we have come to learn of. The number one point is that the monsters looks are something we aren't familiar with, or don't understand. Most Sci-Fi movies have the alien as the monster. The alien is always slimy and deformed. Aliens frighten us because we do not understand them, and because the look the Hollywood gives them scares us. I mean, I know if I came face to face with a 10-foot tall slimy alien, I would be terrified of what it might do to me. It's not like a house dog where I know in most cases…
The Basics of Supernatural Horror Movies A genre such as supernatural horror is meant for an audience that desires to feel that rush of adrenaline running through their bodies. The purpose of this genre is to satisfy the curiosity of people that let their minds wander off about the supernatural world. The audience expects to get goosebumps, and to be on the edge of their seats while chewing their nails. If that is what a movie of this genre causes the audience, then the producers have done their job correctly. A supernatural horror movie targets and expands upon the audience's fear. Therefore, the supernatural genre has to frighten you in order for the film to be scary.…
Summary of Monster Culture Monsters have been depicted and used in a multitude of ways since the beginning of time and there are many different kinds of monsters. Monsters have been used to sabotage and sway arguments, to scare and frighten, and to influence a population. The writing: Monster Culture (Seven Theses) by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen gives reason and motive to the ways monsters have been used throughout time.…
When was the last time you asked someone to check for a creature living under your bed? To a 5 year old, this is a true monster. Do you remember the infuriating feeling you felt upon hearing about a terrorist’s appalling crimes? Some might call a terrorist, a real monster. Who knows what truly a monster is? In the end we tend to follow the statement “to each, his own”. We all have our own opinions based on our own maturity, values, ideas, and worldly experience. Each connotation of the word “monster” however, traces back to the same basic principles that are acknowledged by the masses. The dictionary, combining the separate meanings of the word into one accepted and referred to, states that a monster is any human or animal so grotesquely deviating from normal shape, behavior or character or a person who excites horror by wickedness or cruelty. In today’s society, the average person and the majority of the population’s way of thinking would find the creature to be the real monster of Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein. The evidence and support shows that the creature fits the definition of monster on all literal and objective levels.…
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary the word monster is defined as an imaginary creature that is typically large, ugly, and frightening. But is that what our modern day society really believes a monster is? Through time what people expect to see in a monster has changed. When you think of how people originally thought of aliens and vampires, you realize it’s a lot different than what we think of them today. Originally vampires were thought of being a corpse that would leave its grave at night and feed off the living by biting their necks. They weren’t able to be exposed to the sunlight or be in the sight of garlic. The idea of vampires have been around for millions of years and they have always represented something very horrifying.…
A reason I enjoy monster stories is that they are about the supernatural. The supernatural is something beyond what you can find outside your door. The very definition of the supernatural a creature that is beyond the laws of nature. That’s why it is so interesting to me. Monster are actually pieces of imagination sprung forth as a brainchild from writers. Some are good others bad. The stories have all sorts of twists, turns, and remakes that change it.…
Monsters are imaginary creatures that humans created. People’s fears, worries, or anxieties have been used to create the fictional monsters. Monsters have features that society deem to be scary or bad. The novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and the novella The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka follow the story of a 'monster'. Pushed away from society, and labeled as an outcast, the monster is often hurt by the people around it. However, the monsters in these stories were not always monsters. They were once simple creatures, loving and kind, who were pushed away by society, turned into outcasts and deemed unfit to live among the rest of society. Once deemed unfit for society, both Frankenstein's monster and Gregor turned towards monstrosity. Both…
Monster The scariest monster I have encountered in literature or film would be the mysterious demon in Jeepers Creepers. The demon feeds off of human flesh and bones of as many humans as possible for 23 days every 23rd spring.…
