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Monster Threat in the 1987 Horror Movie Near Dark

This report analyzed the Near Dark horror movie within the context of critic Robin Wood's observation that 'normality is threatene...

Horror Film Evolution

mindless conformists, and sought to sound a warning through the medium of film (Caligari, in the figure of the mad doctor compelli...

Nicholas Wolterstorff's Lament for a Son Summarized and Evaluated

In five pages this 1987 text is both summarized as well as critically evaluated....

Legacy by James A. Michener

In eight pages this paper compares Michener's 1987 novel with his earlier writings....

Comparative Analysis of the Film and Novel Versions of Beloved

In five pages this report contrasts and compares the 1987 novel Beloved written by Toni Morrison with the 1998 movie adaptation. ...

Stephen King's 1981 Essay 'Why We Crave Horror Movies'

we are all insane, than sanity becomes a matter of degree." The difference is, according to King, is that those who are completely...

Connectivity, External and Internal Drive Bays

front panel." Kozierok (2001) also explains that the term "external drive bay" is a "bit of a misnomer" in that the term ex...

Two Versions of Frankenstein

and had been released some months earlier (Biodrowski). The novel, which has the subtitle of "The Modern Prometheus," is "a sort o...

The Movie Theatre Industry: A Five Forces Analysis

while there is some variance within the industry, it is not terribly significant. Barriers to entry within the movie theatre indus...

Wilfred Owen/"Dulce et Decorum Est"

This essay pertains to Wilfred Owen's poem, which captures the horror of World War I. Five pages in length, seven sources are cite...

Movies/Then & Now

theater environment, that is most often accused of encouraging crime. Then, as now, the majority of the people ignored the naysaye...

Primitive Cultures in Documentaries Cannibal Tours, Onka's Big Moka, and Dead Birds

In six pages this paper discusses human nature's dark side as revealed in this trio of primitive culture documentaries....

Monster Film and Crime

are completely realistic and very believable. They are individuals who have no real direction in their lives. They are lonely, and...

"Music Within," The Story of Richard Pimentel

This essay presents a movie review of "Music Within," (2007, directed by Steven Sawalich). The film stars Ron Livingston as Richa...

Horror Genre and Death Line by Gary Sherman, The Wicker Man by Robin Hardy, and The Innocents by Jack Clayton

the content of these three films and place them in the context of the time considering the placement and the culture of the time. ...

Horror Cinematic Genre

horror film, according to director Elias Merhige, "The horror film transforms itself, adapting to our fears, to the things that we...

Filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock

In this paper consisting of six pages the impacts of a changing movie industry in the early 1970s and the way in affected Hitchcoc...

Inferior Film Sequel Scream 2

In five pages this paper examines the reviews of critics regarding this inferior first sequel to the blockbuster and acclaimed hor...

Relationship Between Adolescence and Horror Films

In five pages this paper considers Aristotle's genre definition and the psychological theories of Sigmund Freud in this examinatio...

Horror Films and How They Have Evolved

Project" serves as an excellent example of a film-maker taking full advantage of the inherent fear of all modern humans regarding ...

New Direction of the Horror Film Genre and the 1999 Movie The Sixth Sense

Hoping to succeed this time, the good doctor gives his complete attention to Cole, even if it means neglecting his wife, Anna (Oli...

Monster Networking Case Study

been heavily involved in the marketing aspects of Monster.com (Eisenmann and Vivero, 2006; Wasserman, 1999). TMP spent over a bil...

Who is the Monster

me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me. No father could claim the gratitude of...

Racial Representations in Hollywood's Horror Movies

In twelve pages this paper discusses how racial representations are structured in Hollywood films in a consideration of The Shinin...

The Monster's Complexity in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

This paper discusses the complexity of The Monster's personality. This five page paper has one source listed in the bibliography....

Analysis of Scream and Psycho Horror Movies

In eight pages the changes that occurred in the horror cinematic genre between 1960 and 1996 are examined in a contrast and compar...

Homer's 'The Odyssey' and Mythical Monsters

means by which to punish him for past indiscretions. Mans first instinct is to provide for his own preservation, to tend to his o...

Two Views of the Story of Beowulf

"proud of his plunder, sought his dwelling with that store of slaughter" (p. 25). Beowulf is written in Old English and set some...

The Monster Element in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

seemingly to detain me, but I escaped, and rushed down stairs. I took refuge in the courtyard belonging to the house which I inhab...

All About Monsters

"The iron-braced door turned on its hinge when his hands touched it. Then his rage boiled over, he ripped open the mouth of the bu...