“When there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk the Earth (Romero, 1978). From shuffling corpses to gallons of fake blood, the 1978 "Dawn of the Dead" and its 2004 counterpart, demonstrate the vast difference in horror films of today and those of the 1970's. While the original was a catalyst for a paradigm shift in the world of horror cinema, the 2004 remake is a bold reminder of how far the genre has come. While sharing a title and an overall basic plotline, the similarities stop there
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a remake is no easy feat. When looking at the 1978 cult classic Dawn of the Dead and its 2004 remake, there are obvious differences and similarities. The original uses dark humor and wit to entertain audiences, while the remake uses more gore and violence, but both share a similar premise. While the original will always be a classic, but the remake puts a fresh spin on it to draw in younger audiences. The original Dawn of the Dead was first released in Italy in 1978 and then in the United States
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create the first real horror sequel with Dawn of the Dead in 1978. But it wasn’t the only direct sequel to the original 1968 movie. , both Romero and fellow co-writer, John Russo shared the filming rights with each other and created their own franchises with Russo’s coming almost fifteen years after the original- The Return of the Living Dead. While the Living Dead series does not have the popularity or acclaim than the Romero series, but The Living Dead series deserves
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wealthy man lying dead at night in the shadows of England. As poor and homeless the girl is, she takes the time to think what the best possible thing to do in a situation like that is. Crystal, which is the main character, stumbles upon a dead body at the Trenches, which is horrific part of England that is filled with thieves. Crystal decides to hides near the corpse, observing if anyone might be in the same place where she is. After some minutes of observation she runs towards the dead corpse and loots
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tober 27th, 2014 - Destiny: Guardian Dawn, the official adaptation of the video game is set to hit book stores everywhere next month, according to publisher Macmillan Press. The novel, penned by Karen Traviss, veteran author of numerous Halo, Gears of War, and Star Wars tie-in novels, closely follows the sweeping narrative and richly detailed story of the video game. Here's the official plot synopsis, provided by Macmillan: Centuries of invasions by aliens have ravaged Earth's solar system
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Horse... It had been a rough day. Dawn was beat, I was tired, time to rest. A stable is the best place to sleep. Warm, soft, dry hay, plenty for Dawn to eat. I closed the barn doors, and Dawn huffed. I climbed the ladder that led to the top layer of the barn. A cold, heavy, and strong breeze blew through the window. I closed it and latched the ladder way. I took off my dirty shirt, and slipped off my worn down boots. I grabbed the covers from my bag sitting in the left corner of the barn. I light
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flowers and sunlight look amazing, but when the flowers start turning into leaves and falling off, it is a little upsetting to look at. “So dawn goes down to day”, this gives me the sense that Frost is talking about the early mornings (499). Watching dawn turn into day is disappointing, especially when you get to see all the natural colors coming from dawn and then it just turns into another plain day. The last line “Nothing gold can stay” can refer to many things (499). Frost left this last line
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Star-inwrought! Blind with thine hair the eyes of Day; Kiss her until she be wearied out, Then wander o'er city, and sea, and land, Touching all with thine opiate wand— Come, long-sought! When I arose and saw the dawn, I sighed for thee; When light rode high, and the dew was gone, And noon lay heavy on flower and tree, And the weary Day turned to his rest, Lingering like an unloved guest. I sighed for thee. Thy brother
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The Going, the first of the 1912-1913 poems on the death of Emma Hardy on 27 November, 1912 Why did you give no hint that night That quickly after the morrow's dawn, And calmly, as if indifferent quite, You would close your term here, up and be gone Where I could not follow With wing of swallow To gain one glimpse of you ever anon! Never to bid good-bye Or lip me the softest call, Or utter a wish for a word, while I Saw morning harden upon the wall, Unmoved, unknowing That your great
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Harvard essay by Gino Del Guercio,” The Secrets of Haiti’s Living Dead” describing, the adventure and exploration of Wade Davis, a Harvard botanist, on the tiny island using scientific ways and cash to prove the existence of zombies, and the formula used within a voodoo subculture. The Haitian people use a secret commission to govern social deviance by using poison to place people in a state of living dead whereby, a funeral actually takes place for the drugged individual including
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