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    The Horror Genre

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    rated horror movies of 2016? The horror genre is a genre that seeks the fear of viewers or readers by capering with ones intuition. The two types of horror are supernatural and parallel. These horror genres can have demons‚ghost‚unknown creatures‚suspense‚mystery‚murder‚zombies‚insanity‚internal/external forces‚vampires or just anything that is out of the norm.These are just some basic figures and elements that can be put in a horror story.Two examples of horror stories are “The Monkey’s Paw” written

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    Film Editing Paper

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    relies on editing to contribute to the overall thrilling sensation created in the movie. Editing in this movie generates many different effects‚ but the most noteworthy effects in the movie add to the continuity of the film as well as the sense of suspense and uncertainty. This movie is filled with flashbacks and flash-forwards because of the main character going back to the past to change his memories. In doing so he hopes to live the best life possible without destroying the lives of others that

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    The Most Dangerous Game

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    been able to outsmart people like Rainsford did. “The Most Dangerous Game” puts a unique twist on the idea of hunting. The second example of why this short story should be kept in the ninth grade curriculum is the suspense that constantly builds as the story goes on. The suspense starts out when Rainsford swims

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    I have been given the task of comparing three stories of suspense in three different styles of writing. During this essay I will discuss the way each story is written‚ how and why certain effects are achieved and what elements contribute to the mood and suspense of the story. Finally‚ I will conclude as to which story I have found the most successful. An important thing to look at when studying a story‚ in my opinion‚ is the title. Titles of some stories give away the plots or endings‚ where others

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    The Tell-Tale Heart

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    murder the man eventually leads him to confess to the police. Poe is renowned for his ability to effectively incorporate fear and dread in his stories. Fear and dread are created in Poe’s story through the use of well-crafted characters‚ calculated suspense‚ and effective writing style. One way Poe instills fear and dread in his

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    to build suspense for the danger that is to come. Specifically‚ they use verbal and dramatic irony that builds the reader’s empathy for the characters and raises the stakes throughout the novel. Both of the main characters‚ especially Kady‚ often use verbal irony and sarcasm to express anger‚ annoyance‚ and simply a general dislike of her situation. This trait is one of her characteristics and is

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    Jaws

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    other hand ‚ does not express the genre as the way the text does. In the novel‚ Benchley comes off very strong with the first attack of the great white shark. The sharks first prey is Christina Watkins‚ also known as Chrissie. Benchley creates suspense throughout the text in the way that he would go back and forth with Chrissie minding her own business in the water swimming‚ and back to the shark’s wave vibrations. “The woman continued to swim far awayfrom the beach‚ stopping now and then to check

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    reader focused and interested in the story and the story’s plot. This would allow the student to pay attention to certain details that may be important in the story. With this being said‚ the details given to us may be scarce which adds suspense to the story. Suspense is an important part of a good mystery book. Curiosity also leads to a good mysterious story.Like I said before‚ the scarce or complex details in the story would give

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    It definitely draws you in‚ whether you like classic movies or not. The editing goes at a slower pace and then builds up as the stabbing starts to happen. The editing creates super suspense. The shot being utilized in this scene is the direct cut. The editing in this clip is quite good. The editing builds up the suspense of the scene just right. The editing creates an illusion in this scene that makes you feel like you are there so you do not fully notice that you are not seeing any nudity or the knife

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    he finds are not in chronological order. By so heavily manipulating the time like this‚ Marquez contributes to the story in three ways: it adds mystery and suspense to the story‚ it confuses the reader‚ and it makes the story more realistic. By holding back information from the reader‚ Marquez adds this really exciting mystery and suspense to the story. For example‚ while reading Chronicle of a Death Foretold‚ all along I knew a death was going to take place‚ but throughout the story I was constantly

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