Once upon a time in a town called Murdock‚ there lived a boy named Oliver. One day Oliver and his friends decided to go to a house outside of the town‚ which was said to be haunted. On the night of 11/04-1938‚ Oliver gathered his friends and started walking towards the building with alot of courage. Upon arrival they were shocked of how big the house was. On a sign it said; Murdock Manor. Without thinking Oliver and his entourage walked towards the building. The walls of the old building
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Horror Fiction Horror is in many ways a unique genre. It has the ability to make us feel frightened‚ disgusted and fascinated at the same time. During an intense scene in a horror movie or book you often feel tempted to look away‚ but at the same time you’re “glued” to the screen or page – You can’t let go; you want to see what’s hiding in the dark. Another fascinating aspect of the horror genre is the fact that it remains controversial due to its extreme nature. A lot of critiques argue that horror
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of modern society. The gothic horror genre is an example of a genre that has been adapted to remain relevant and suit modern context through the subversion of its canonic conventions and the incorporation of modern values. Mary Shelley’s canonic text ‘Frankenstein’ and Robert Zemeckis’ modern film ‘What Lies Beneath‚’ are both examples of traditional and modern adaptations of the gothic horror genre. The novel‚ ‘Frankenstein’ contains the hallmarks of a canonic gothic horror text‚ and represents the
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It was a beautiful day‚ the sun beaming bright. Her footsteps sounded off the walls of the alley. Uproar of cars and angry drivers in the distance.The pounding of footsteps against the pavement somehow carrying a hurried sort of nervousness‚ but she didn’t know why she was so disturbed. It was barely the afternoon. Her parents were on a trip‚ out of town‚ and won’t be back for another week‚ and she considered herself lucky. Still‚ something today was making her skin crawl. She got the chills and
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Poe ’s "The Black Cat" as an Example of Gothic Story Edgar Allan Poe‚ who lived a short and tragic life‚ was mainly known for his gothic stories embedded in the atmosphere of terror and suspense‚ with insane protagonists placed in gloomy settings. He is considered to be a horror-master and his literary output renders him a father of the detective story and one of the most prominent gothic story writers (Fisher 2004: 81). The Black Cat‚ first published in 1843 in The Saturday Evening Post (Sova
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interactions of and between Conradin; his cousin and mentor‚ Mrs. de Ropp and Conradin’s Ferret and God: Sredni Vashtar. It can be described as a horror story because of its character’s description‚ themes and setting. It shows the religious downfall of the protagonist‚ the death of the antagonist and the lack of coherence in society. Saki emphasises the horror in the main characters‚ including both the protagonists and antagonists. "Conradin" is described as a "ten years old" boy‚ skinny and sick who
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As Ponyboy and I walked into the park‚ I knew something bad was about to happen. I could just feel it. My stomach was in knots and I just wanted to go home into my warm bed and just sleep. But I knew that wasn’t going to happen‚ not right now. I knew I was right when the Socs came towards us with their blue mustang and their loud obnoxious voices. They got out of the car and started staggering towards us. They were drunk and looked terrible. We had two options run away or fight back. I was leaning
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Poe’s Horror Stories Edgar Allan Poe writes “The Black Cat” (695) and “The Tell Tale Heart” (691) in a narrative voice. In writing the stories he uses the narrator to tell about what happened and the acts that were involved when he did what he did. When telling the stories in first person as Poe did‚ it is hard to determine the real from the false in this type of narrative‚ as it was with Poe too. He told his stories from the mind of a madman‚ per se. He tells both stories from
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The Victorian Horror House The story of the Smy’s is an eerie one‚ but one that needs to be heard. It all started about five years ago when the family of four decided that they needed a bigger place to stay. They searched for the perfect home for a few years‚ until they finally came across it. It was a beautiful Victorian mansion with full glass stained windows and a whole lot of character. Inside were these murals across each and every walls‚ they were creepy ones‚ but Mrs.Smy found them beautiful
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system with publicly funded health systems of Canada‚ the United Kingdom‚ France and Cuba. The documentary begins with the narrative in which Moore states that sometime before filming the movie‚ he invited citizens to send in their health-care horror stories and within a week‚ his website was inundated with 25‚000 mails. That huge number itself warrants notice and makes you want to hear what they have to say. In the first half of the socialized system working in these countries. He interviews patients
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