The psychology behind our fear of monsters is something Asma has been trying to understand for the better part of the last decade. In 2009‚ he published "On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears" followed by "Monster on the Brain: An Epistemology of Horror" in 2014. Both articles dig deep into the psychology behind why monsters create fear. In 2017‚ a couple of months after the next installment of Hollywood’s hit hybrid "Alien" and just two weeks before Halloween‚ Asma capitalized on
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The organism under examination in this study is known by its common name as Townsend’s big-eared bat‚ or by its scientific name as Corynorhinus townsendii. The organism was first described by Cooper in 1837. One interesting note about the taxonomic history of the organism is that even with current studies‚ its relation to other genera within the tribe Plecotini is still indeterminate. The result of this uncertainty is myriad combinations of potential synonymization of closely related genera within
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Apocalypticism that pertains to the religious beliefs which talks about the end of the world at a specific point of time. This too has a deeper reach in the theme of Dracula with Dracula expanding his reach beyond the seas and performing the role of Satan as the evil bearer. The believers plan for this event mimicking to the events of the Noah in the bible in order to save themselves for the end of world. The same way the characters in the story fights against the evil and become successful in delaying
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In passage #1 of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula‚ Stoker describes an event in which Dr. Seward‚ Quincey Morris‚ Lord Godalming‚ and Van Helsing decapitate Lucy in her vampiress state in order to truly kill her. Through Dr. Seward’s description of actions done by the men in order to kill Lucy‚ and the pathetic fallacy described after their task was complete‚ Stoker conveys a tone of relief in the passage. The men needed to decapitate Lucy and fill her mouth with garlic in order to truly end her life
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The story starts off with a young Englishman named Jonathan Harker. He travels to Eastern Europe in order to sell some property to Count Dracula. The antagonist is a reclusive but seemingly normal “man” from Transylvania. This section of the story takes place from the view of Harker‚ who decided to chronicle his adventures abroad for his fiancée‚ Mina Murray. As he travels to Count Dracula’s castle‚ Jonathan ignores the warnings that the locals give him about Dracula‚ but does accept a gift of a
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There’s this uninspiring and unwarranted obsession with keeping classic monsters alive on the big screen – at least in some way‚ shape‚ or form. Dracula lives on in various reincarnations‚ like in the tolerable animated Hotel Transylvania (Adam Sandler) series‚ and the recent live-action flick‚ Dracula Untold (Luke Wilson) Similarly‚ Frankenstein also continues to be the centerpiece of silver screen productions – for better or worse. He‚ like Dracula‚ stars in Hotel Transylvania (Kevin James)
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The story and the show “Monsters on Maple Street” and “The Andy Griffith Show” have ways in which they are similar and different. Both stories similar conflicts but totally different complications. I felt emotions with both stories. I enjoyed watching both shows. While both stories have similar concepts there are many different aspects. Both these stories are similar in their setting‚ mood‚ and complications. Both shows were in black and white. I can infer both stories took place in the past
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ONE HELL OF A NIGHT is a supernatural horror script. It’s driven by the theme of survival. The goal for the heroine is clear and the stakes are life and death. The script uses some of the techniques that make for a successful horror tale‚ such as a contained setting (the lake house)‚ creepy noises‚ and spooky visuals‚ as well as tease attacks and gruesome murders. While there are definite strengths to the storytelling‚ the script would benefit from more development. Because there are so many similar
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Zombies are fictional undead creatures created through the reanimation of human corpses. Zombies are most commonly found in horror and fantasy genre works. The term comes from Haitian folklore where a zombie is a dead body animated by magic. Modern depictions of zombies do not necessarily involve magic but invoke other methods such as viruses. Zombies have a complex literary heritage‚ with antecedents ranging from Richard Matheson and H. P. Lovecraft to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein drawing on European
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“The Walking Dead” News Update: Robert Kirkman Hints at Crossover with “Fear the Walking Dead”! After six seasons‚ AMC’s zombie series “The Walking Dead” has attained a cult status. And ever since the spin-off “Fear the Walking Dead” went on air in 2015‚ there have been talks of a crossover but the show creators always shot down the speculations. However‚ things seem to be changing now as Robert Kirkman has indicated at the possibility. He said that the crossover would be hard to put in place but
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