Gret Evans Writing Style

This open letter is directed at the directors of Horror films. This letter will discus the over used gimmicks and the lack of creativity on their part. It will be written in a conversational way with the use of pathos of how these movies are faulty with a touch of humor, and rhetorical questions to emphasize certain points of my discussion of this topic. I will also use ethos through my time as a film fanatic who is passionate on all that is film especially horror film which is my favorite film genre, and is the largest genre with so many subgenres within it that have the ability to use so much imagination. I have crafted this conversation to be directed towards the directors of horror films with the use of film lingo that is used for this genre, movie examples they should look at, and a deep analysis of what and how this problem cause movie of today to lack in appeal.

If somebody asked me what my favorite type of movie is I would probably say horror. I would say horror because it provides a thrill in me that no other type of movie sparks within me. When reading Stephen King’s article I realized there is more to a horror movie than just thrill, there is anticipation, and even suspense shown. In “Why We Crave Horror Movies”, Stephen King uses a mysterious tone and pathos to successfully persuade his audience of kids and adults into watching mysterious horror movies that will let you re-establish your feelings.

Since it’s infancy at the beginning of the eighteenth century, horror has followed certain conventions that results in an awakening of the senses, evoking intense emotions of fear and terror in the audience. Horror feeds off triggering the primal fears embedded within all of humankind, creating a sense of menace that is the very substance of this genre. Furthermore, the central menace of a piece tends to enlighten the human mind to the world of the paranormal and the enigmatic, dark side of the unknown. The movie “Psycho” directed by Alfred Hitchcock is a perfect example. Infamous for its shower scene, but immortal for its contribution to the horror genre, “Psycho” was filmed with great tact, grace and art in regards to horror conventions.

The hallway was dark and musty, with a faint smell of smoke. Two friends were turning the corner when a man covered in blood, wielding a rusty chainsaw, jumped out at them. The friends both screamed in surprise, and then burst into laughter. They were in the middle of a haunted house, enjoying the fear they felt at the sound of every loud noise and sight of each creepy figure. Many people pay to go to haunted houses, watch horror movies, and read frightening novels because they love to feel fear. There is actually a chemical reason as to why people find it enjoyable. Richard Matheson, an American author and screenwriter, mastered the ability of scaring his readers. In his haunting novel Hell House, Matheson creates a story that readers

Further, King goes on to state that when we watch a horror movie, “we are daring the nightmare,” meaning we are almost begging to be scared. King also states there are multiple reasons for this, but one of the main points is “to show that we can, that we are not afraid.” He then appeals to the audience experiences by making his paper more relatable and comical when he compares horror movies to roller coasters. King states, they are both usually liked by the young, but once their age reaches to the forties or fifties, “one’s appetite for double twists or 360-degree loops may be considerably depleted.” Additionally, King uses his clever collage of comparisons to explain one of the horror genre’s many intentions are to show us right from wrong. Which might also provide some of us with “psychic relief,” throwing ourselves in a place where intensive questioning is unnecessary, giving people a small break from their complicated daily life.

Both “Knocking” by Rick Hautala and “The Road Virus Heads North” by Stephen King are masterfully crafted horror stories that lead readers on a psychological rollercoaster. The authors are able to generate such a detailed and in-depth atmosphere that it causes readers to picture themselves in the terrifying situations that they have devised for those reading. Through the evolution of “monsters”, point-of-view and atmospheric conditions which help to create a mood that engulfs readers both King and Hautala are able to write brilliant horror stories.

Much like the film ‘Shaun Of The Dead’ it starts off following the protagonist ‘Ana’ through a normal day, although unlike ‘Shaun Of The Dead’ it get’s straight into the horror. The camera cuts to the first person perspective, outside Ana's bedroom door, then the camera gets closer and closer, this causes suspense which is an important element to any horror film. Suddenly it cuts to a wide shot of Ana’s bedroom, all of a sudden the door slowly starts to open and the camera zooms in onto the handle of the door as it’s still opening. The director's use of shadow makes Ana’s daughter look normal which gives the viewer a false sense of security, then as she slowly walks into the light that sense of security quickly

In It Follows, director David Robert Mitchell combines the tale of ordinary adolescents coming to age with a shapeshifting antagonist, as he masterfully blends the paradoxical topics of youthful, romantic realism and paranormal horror. While more subtle than the stereotypical “slasher” horror film, exploring loftier themes such as existentialism, sexual socialization, mortality, and sexual morality, it never strays from its main purpose: bringing fear and terror to the audience. Mitchell uses a number of ambitious and creative techniques to navigate this movie of contrast, none more prevalent or important than his use of diegetic and non-diegetic sound. The natural sound, sound effects, and music set the tone and mood of It Follows from beginning

Structured in a day-to-day format, we watch, both horrified and amused, as the man gets increasingly unhinged at the sight of the errant bin even as the disembodied voices of his wife and daughter—did they ever exist?—get ever more anxious at his obsession. Staring out the window hypnotically, the man begins channeling Jack Torrance as the film transitions into grotesque body horror and an eventually

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“I never wanted to do just one medium.”, Andrew Ricketts said on his introduction into writing. “I wanted to do poetry, and as I got older I wanted to do creative writing. And also memoir style writing.” Andrew, who claims his most favorite writing topic to be a mixture of fact and fiction, got his start at the prestigious Morehouse University. He later dropped out and attended City College of New York. Back in his concrete jungle hometown, Andrew Ricketts had his sights set on being his best version of a writer.

These days scary movies have many things in common, including events, settings, and characters. Of course, there are just as many differences used to keep the audience interested. Two horror movies “Let the right one in” and “twilight” are taken for comparison and tried to prove that “Let the right one in” has more depth and meaning of human spirit, invokes feelings and thoughts that stay with you, long after the movie is over. These two movies have many similarities, but they also have characteristics to make them unique. Both movies are based on superficial acts, but “Let the right one in” has much better effects as compared to Twilight. “Let the right one in” is life changing in composition to “Twilight” because it shows remarkable acting

“I know not where I was born, save that castle was intently old and infinitely horrible; full of dark passages and having high ceilings where the eye could only find cobwebs and shadows.” (Lovecraft 15) This quote depicts the eerie setting from the short story “The Outsider”. Settings like these can only be found in the exhilarating and heart-pounding horror genre. The horror genre holds many thrilling characteristics. One of these characteristics is suspense, which makes the reader worry about what will happen next in the story. Adding to suspense, comes the super natural event in a horror story that raises questions in the reader’s mind about what is happening in the story. An eerie setting completes the story by sending shivers down the

It was a beautiful night in Chicago. The moon was showering the city with its magnificent light, and the city was booming with noise due to the special event the local movie theaters were holding. The movie theaters were holding a free movie night for some of the top movies of the year 2006. Along with that, they claimed for every person who came, they would donate 50 cents to a local business. Me and my best friend, Zee, slash partner in the detective agency squirmed through the crowd trying to reach the door to our favorite movie of the year “ Monster House”. Even though we both knew that it wasn’t meant for adults we still enjoyed the plot and some of the thrills. As we neared towards the door, we noticed that the crowd had stopped moving and a high pitched scream cut through the air. Me and Zee instantly fought our way through the crowd trying to reach the distressed cry. When we arrived my eyes took a serious tone as I told everyone to evacuate

Based on Stephen King’s horror novel of the same name, Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining features hallways filled with butchered daughters, and their guts and blood splashed down the hall. Horror and realism fuel Kubrick’s notoriously disturbing films and The Shining stands clear-cut amongst them. Although in the case of this movie, Kubrick shifts emphasis from visual horror to psychological fear and instills mounting dread from the sequence of disturbing events. Kubrick states, “one of the things that horror stories can do is show us the archetypes of the unconscious; we can see the dark side without having to confront it directly.” Never falling flat, The Shining provides a psychological horror masterpiece complete with brilliant acting, tight camera angles, haunting score, and unanswered questions.