...asleep I was running. To this day I do not know what from. Whatever it was it must have been the most terrifying thing ever to exist for I seemed to be running without trying to. It was as if I had almost no control over my body. I wished to see what I was running from so I tried to open my eyes. I don’t know what I was expecting to happen. Perhaps I thought that my body would not respond to my commands as it didn’t with the running. Therefore it was a surprise to me when at my first attempt to open my eyes they did. I so wish I hadn’t. What I saw still haunts me most nights. I know that it was worse than any horror story ever made. For that reason I have great difficulty in dictating what I saw on that dreadful night not just emotionally but for the fact that the words do not exist to express exactly what I saw but I will do my best. It was worse than any horror story ever made there was a thick liquid dripping down the walls that looked suspiciously like blood. And it was not just dripping; it was splattered over the walls as if someone had been brutally murdered there. There were scratches in the walls, like someone- no not just someone- but a child by the size of the marks-had literally worn their fingers down to the knuckles trying to escape, as if that was there only way to survive. It did not seem logical that they stopped there at the time for it looked then like there were miles and miles left before the end of that gruesome tunnel. But then my feet felt as if they were...
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...“Scary” Story I’m not insane. You believe me don’t you? I’m not crazy! It was that building, anyone would become desperate to leave, at any risk, right? Such a horrible place that smelled of medicine and sterile sheets. It was superficial and cold. My house was invaded and I was unwillingly taken from my home. I thrashed and screamed while neighbors gathered around nodding in acknowledgment to the doctors sedating me. I was the fifth child on the block. My mother crouched silently in the corner of the room, her shoulders quivering as tears stained her frantic face. Next thing I remember, I was chained to a bed, the only source of light coming from a barred, opaque window in the corner. Shadows moved back and forth behind the stained glass and I felt imprisoned, the walls suffocating me, closing me in. I was being held against my will and a scream escaped my throat, echoing the concrete walls around me. The shrill sound bounced from wall to wall until a nurse rushed in and took me down the hall to explain my situation. Doctors eyed me nervously and I glanced down mumbling to myself. How long had I been in here? Was I ever going to leave? The voices were coming back, slowly crawling into my subconscious. I shrugged them off but they persisted growing louder and louder. What was it saying? I will come for you. I clasped my head in my hands and scratched my ears; my eyes squeezed shut desperately trying to be rid of them. I squealed and thrashed in the halls involuntarily. Slowly...
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...from town and fearless of anything that might be scary for other. He had several insects that he played with and used to threaten his classmates. Besides, he was the intelligent kid who knew about the insects most specifically and details. The tone of the story or passage seems to be scary. The word and language level of the author in this passage suggests the tone to be scary. For example, in the sixth paragraph, it says, " The boys lived beyond the town's border and grew up without championship, aside from the ubiquitous rhinoceros beetles and a range of other insects, reptiles, stuffed birds and a cat that refused to be held in his arms." In this phrases, the author uses diction like ubiquitous to be more concise and also helps him to build the tone of the scary....
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...chill and the leaves fade away. Moreover, these aspects are so apparent in the media, with trailers for the upcoming scary movie always appearing on our televisions and anybody around the block adding a little bit of spooky to their décor, but are they actually okay for younger children to be watching? No. But what about the ever-changing group of teenagers? Correspondingly, more mature then their youthful counterparts, but unable to handle as much as an adult, the...
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...during its opening weekend. As an aspect of pop culture that is always popping up, especially as the nights begin to chill and the leaves fade away, the horror genre is scary. With aspects that are so apparent in the media, with trailers for the upcoming scary movie always appearing on our televisions and anybody around the block adding a little bit of spooky to their décor, spine-chillingarticles surround us, but are they actually okay for younger children to be watching? No. But what about the ever-changing group of teenagers? Correspondingly, more mature than their youthful counterparts, but unable to handle as much as an adult, the adolescent rang can be quite confusing. However, it appears quite...
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...during its opening weekend. The horror genre is an aspect of pop culture that always seems to be popping up, especially as the nights begin to chill and the leaves fade away. These aspects are so apparent in the media, with trailers for the upcoming scary movie always appearing on our televisions and everyone around the block adding a little bit of spooky to their décor, but are they really okay for younger children to be seeing? No. But what about the ever-changing group of teenagers? More mature then their youthful counterparts, but unable to handle as much as an adult, the adolescent rang can be quite confusing. However, it seems quite apparent that the horror genre is appropriate for teenagers because they grow up with rather morbid stories ringing through their ears, scary stories really play a big part in humans not turning into a bunch of airheads, and witnessing terrifying...
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...The Monkey's Paw Have you ever thought about wishing for something you have wanted without ever knowing what the consequences could be? In the story “The Monkey’s Paw,” the main character wished for things that they later on will regret. “ The Monkey’s Paw,” did succeed in scaring the reader. Just knowing they have a monkey’s paw is scary. “The Monkey’s Paw,” adds an element of fear to the plot of the story. “Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of laburnum villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly.” This gives us a glimpse of the story giving us a picture of a dark place and not knowing what to expect next. “The Monkey’s Paw,” was scary and it affects the reader’s mind. The way this story scares readers...
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...This essay is topic is about transformation and how it affects the story. Douglas Preston once said “We all have a monster within, the difference is the degree, not the kind.” This topic connects to the hook because usually characters are altered by events making then transform. Transformation scares the reader by introducing supernatural events, adding the unknown, and by confusing the reader with the afterlife.1 Supernatural transformation, such as a person or thing turning into a spirit or ghost affects the reader by bringing the barrier between life and death together. Possession affects the reader by adding supernatural transformation in the form of replacement of a good soul. The possession part is also the merging of the spiritual and...
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...The mood of a story or movie can evoke certain feelings or vibes in the reader or the viewers. The mood is usually referred to as the stories atmosphere, mainly because it creates an emotional situation that surrounds the reader or viewer till the end. A story or movie can have more than one type of mood that it gives the viewer. There are plenty of stories or movies that have the same or similar types of moods. A mood can be told or shown in many ways, such as the settings of where the story is taking place, or the descriptive words the author uses to explain how the character feels. The stories and movie Tell-Tale Heart, Darkness Falls, and Monkey’s Paw all have a scary mood to the it to make the reader more interested in the story till...
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...attempts to reach for Beowulf. Beowulf snatches Grendel's claw and holds on as tightly as he can. Grendel is just imagining being home, but he could not even budge with Beowulf's grip. Eventually he rips from Beowulf's grasp and flees leaving behind his arm. The people had seen the battle because they were awoken by Grendel's screams, but they felt helpless in the situation. Although they did not participate they were still able to praise Beowulf on his victory. Beowulf and the people rejoice over the arm in the light of day. This story symbolizes light and darkness very clearly. Grendel is this dark monster coming to Heorot in the darkest time of the day, while Beowulf is awaiting his arrival in the light, and he is heroic person and the light is always shining upon him. The dark and gruesome battle is happening in the dark, and they rejoice the victory in the light of day. 3 ) Grendel the scary monster went to Heorot in the dark of the night to attack. When he arrived he believed everyone would be in a dark sleep. "Then he stopped, seeing the hall Crowded with sleeping warriors" (line 409-10). He first ate one warrior. "Ripped him apart, cut his body to bits with powerful jaws, drank the blood from his veins, and bolted him down, hands and feet; death" (line 422-25). Then he reached for Beowulf who he thought was in a deep sleep but Beowulf surprised him and grabbed his arm so tightly. All Grendel wanted was to go home...
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...Tim Burton the creator of some of our favorite movies such as Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and many more things. He’s an American movie maker, producer and etc he’s the best at what he does. It’s as if Edgar Allen Poe and Dr.Seuss had a child. In movies like Charlie and the Chocolate you see his Dr.Seuss influence come into play with wacky tilted and twisted buildings. And then other movies like Big Fish you see the horror come to life through a spooky forest. Tim Burton uses a multitude of styles in his movies like in Charlie and the Chocolate factory Tim Burton uses dark mysterious shades and has an spooky lighting until they get to the factory. Once they are inside there are bright lovely colors that pop and catch...
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...I liked the dvd better than the short story. In the dvd you can hear the creepy noises and facial expressions. You could also see the lighting of the dvd better than the short story. In the short story you couldn’t see the people’s facial expressions or hear the creepy noises in the background. In chapter one some of the similarities are Scrooge’s nephew came in his workshop and told him “A Merry Christmas, uncle.” Scrooge and his nephew talk for a little bit. Scrooge left his workshop and walked to his house. Some of the similarities in chapter two are when Scrooge woke up, he started counting the clock for when the spirits would come. Marley’s spirits came and haunted Scrooge. They all went back in time. One similarity in chapter five would be Scrooge asked a boy, what the day was and asked him to go get a turkey and bring it back to him....
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...The story takes place a few miles from New York City in 1968. The reader is introduced to a nine-year-old boy who is dropped off at a theatre with his friend in the outskirts of the town. The theatre plays horror-films, which excite the boys. As they enter the theatre they knew this wasn't a regular movie theatre. A black man served them their drinks and as they sat down on the front row they discovered that they were the only whites in the theatre. Their instinct told them to fly, but at the same time the theatre went crazy as a werewolf attacked its victim on the screen. All the black kids stood up screaming. The two white boys had never seen such a reaction. After the movie-show the boy and his friend decided to go to this theatre every Saturday. One day everything changed. Martin Luther King was murdered and the black section of the town went berserk. Buildings were burned down and the police arrested many of the black men. That Saturday the boy went to the theatre alone because his friend didn't dare. As a scary scene came up the boy screamed. He was met by angry looks from the black kids who had stayed silent. Now he knew that something had changed in the theatre. B: The small town in which the boy lives is divided into two sections the western section and the eastern section. The town is segregated and the blacks live in the poor eastern section while the whites live in the rich western end. Of course a few black people work in the western section as school...
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...I pick to not go to the horror section in the book store. In the article that Meghan Cox Gurdon wrote, “Darkness Too Visible,” she said “ It was all vampires and suicide and self-mutilation, this dark, dark stuff.” She probably was in the horror section of the store and it’s not a really big section. She made a big deal about how kids read horror stories, but if the store was organized differently or she actually went to a different genre and knew where she was going then this article probably wouldn’t...
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...Halloween candy in the scariest costumes they can imagine. Some dress as monsters their parents may have told them about during a bedtime story, while others dress as the most popular villain in the movies. Many people dress up as ghosts for Halloween because they either believe in ghosts, or they imagine it would scare everyone else. One might ask themselves, “What would I do if one of these fictitious creatures came to life?” or “What if a creature that I’ve never even heard of before just magically appeared?” Well, let me tell you the story about one of the scariest monsters you will ever hear of--the story of Boogla-Boogla! Boogla-Boogla was formed, not by being born or having been murdered and coming back as a ghost, but by campfire stories. Parents would take their children and their children’s friends camping, and as nightfall began to fall, they would light a fire at camp and tell the scariest stories they could think of while roasting hot dogs and marshmallows. Those late-night stories actually formed a monster in early autumn of 1985. It didn’t really have a name until a parent, who was hiding waiting to scare one of his children, uttered out the name, “Boogla-Boogla!” Boogla-Boogla was first thought to be a ghost since he always hung around ghosts, but Boogla-Boogla’s powers were much stronger than any ghost’s powers. The more stories that were told around campfires, the stronger Boogla-Boogla became. Boogla-Boogla started to morph into different forms based on the...
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