Horror Essays

The 19th century was a time when religious belief was almost universal and extended to all sorts of additional beliefs in fate, the supernatural, ghosts and monsters. The three stories that I am going to discuss, exploit supernatural only to scare and entertain. Charles Dickens’ story “The Signalman” is a story about mysterious sighting of […]

The theme of horror is easiest to portray through visual forms, such as in a movie. As there can be no visual or audible elements in text, when an author wishes to write a horror story there are certain elements he or she must use in order to make the story horrific. Authors use these […]

This essay aims to compare and discuss the influence of gothic elements in ‘The Red Room’ by H. G. Wells, ‘Jane Eyre’ by Charlotte Bronte and ‘I’m the King of the Castle’ by Susan Hill. Gothic fiction, a genre that prevailed in English literature from the late 18th century to the early 19th century, typically […]

Sylvia Plath writing uses a plethora of images of horror combined with images built around beauty to incite contradictory emotions within the reader . She uses strong, thought-provoking images to etch her messages deeply on the reader’s mind. Most of her poems are essentially about her father and her thoughts and emotions enveloping her his […]

Wells was born in the year ‘The Signalman’ was written. Like Dickens, he was of poor parents. He went to night school to better himself to be trained as a teacher. He was lectured by T. H Huxley, the famous Darwinist (The belief in the theory of evolution) and developed a life long interest in […]

The stories that we read are Roald Dahl’s, The Landlady and A Terrible Strange Bed by Wilkie Colins. The landlady is a 20th century short story whereas A Terrible Strange Bed was written in the 19th century. This is shown by the different words used in the two different story also the word order is […]

Two short stories titled the Red Room by H G Wells and Examination Day by Henry Slesar, have used different techniques to build up a fear and tension in their stories. The Red Room was set in the 19th century and was aimed at Victorian readers who liked ghost and mystery stories. The Red Room […]

This piece of writing will evaluate the creation of fear, suspense, and atmosphere in ‘The Red Room’ by H G Wells and ‘The Whole Towns Sleeping’ by Ray Bradbury. The text will compare and contrast the techniques utilized by both authors. ‘The Red Room’, a gothic horror, and ‘The Whole Towns Sleeping’, a fear story, […]

Language was used effectively by mystery writers in the 19th Century to create a feeling of terror in their readers. With regard to the three short stories you have read, namely “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs, “The Red Room” by H.G. Wells, and “The Judge’s House” by Bram Stoker, discuss the following: These three […]

Herbert George Wells, now more commonly known as HG Wells was born on September 21, 1866. One of the most defining incidents of his life is said to be an accident he had in 1874, when he was seven years old, which left him bedridden with a broken leg. To pass the time he started […]

In 1896, H G Wells wrote ‘The Red Room’, a tale about a conceited man who visits a dilapidated house inhabited by strange elderly tenants. His purpose is to debunk the notion that the titular room is haunted. Upon arrival, he encounters an odd trio, including a man with a crooked mouth and an old […]

Recently we have been studying the film Sleepy Hollow. In this essay I am going to explain how the genre of Sleepy Hollow is established in the opening sequence.The opening of any film is important for many reasons. One is that it sets the tone of the film. In Sleepy Hollow there is a “scary” […]

Alfred Hitchcock uses many techniques to build horror and suspense in ‘Psycho’. He does this with camera shots, lighting, plot twists, sound and many other devices to create a unique feeling of tension in this film. He plays on horror stereotypes like the big, dark, lonely house on a hill in the rain as Marion […]

Film is one of the most popular media of the 21st century. One of the benefits of analysing media is so we can decipher the truth from the lies, as so many forms of media lie.The film I am analysing is called ‘North by Northwest’. It is a thriller movie starring Cary Grant and Eva […]

For my practical production, I plan on creating four media prints that are relevant to the genre of horror films. These will include a film poster, a DVD cover, a billboard, and a homepage for a website in an advertising campaign to promote an upcoming film titled “When Darkness Falls”. During the planning process, I […]

In all horror films, several key elements of the genre are usually used and adopted by the films director in a bid to primarily frighten, scare and strike fear into the audience. This is achieved through building tension and creating suspense using a variety of different techniques. ‘Scream’ is no exception and throughout uses an […]

Kermit Gosnell grew up during the Civil Rights epoch. He decided to partake in a more extremist position and became involved in societal and political alterations. At the clip. everyone stood for a cause ; his cause would go the abortion rights motion. Kermit Gosnell was unable to accomplish a licence as a board certified […]

The gender dynamics in horror movies, which assign specific roles to different genders, reflect societal gender roles. It is clear to even casual viewers that male characters typically fill the roles of heroes and villains, while female characters are predominantly victims. This formulaic approach efficiently produces horror films. However, there are exceptional films that challenge […]

In Stephen King’s essay “Why We Crave Horror Movies,” he explores the reasons behind our desire and enjoyment of horror films. According to King, everyone possesses some form of mental illness or peculiar behavior. Whether it be perfectionism, talking to oneself, or unknowingly having idiosyncrasies, none of us are flawless. Similar to riding roller coasters, […]

Fear is a universal emotion that exists between anxiety and terror, whether it is based on reason or not. It is experienced by all individuals, similar to how night and day are always present. Writers use different storytelling forms such as novels, plays, films, short stories, and poems to intensify fear within both the characters […]

“The Horror of it All” by Julie Daggett is an excellent example of a speech developed specifically to entertain. The author successfully uses real anecdotes from her life to paint a funny picture that many of us can relate to. She uses the narrative flow of her speech not to persuade or inform, but rather […]

Mr. Anthony E. Sowell is a sociopath suffering from a number of mental disorders. Anthony suffers from Anti-Social Personality Disorder (ASPD), Sadistic Personality Disorder, and Inferiority Complex Disorder. He also has a psychopathic personality, based on The Biosocial Theory, and The Pleasure Principle Theory. Anthony Sowell was a serial killer because of the aforementioned elements […]