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Pop culture for horror junkies; all about the famous films, creepypasta tales, trends and tropes that bled from the fringes of fright into the macabre mainstream.
The Dangers of Being Alone in Gothic Fiction
Stephen King Stephen King involved both psychological “aloneness” and geographic isolation within his books, The Shining and Salem’s Lot. Salem’s Lot wasn’t located on a main road, but it wasn’t so far away that it was completely isolated from other small towns nearby. The majority of the isolation within Salem’s Lot came from the fact that the main protagonists are alone in their knowledge, and their belief in that knowledge. They alone are fighting the good fight, and the odds get harder to overcome as the town is slowly overcome, leaving them fully alone—taking away the members of the small group of fighters until only Ben and Mark are left, the only humans in a world of blood-thirsty vampires. By the end, Ben and Mark are truly alone, surrounded by animals that have lost their human feelings.
By Terry Stone7 years ago in Horror
Edgar Allan Poe's Life & Work
In the author’s work, we always know that they use their source of creativity among their writing, yet the author also uses his/her life to influence the work. One author that has his work influenced by his life is horror writer Edgar Allan Poe. His writing contains the genres of horror, gothic, and detective/mystery. Some of his works include The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, etc. Edgar Allan Poe’s life has been down since he was three when his mother passed away and his father left him. As he was adopted by John Allan and his wife, he didn't have his book published at the age of 13, dropped out of college due to debt, his adoptive mother passed away from tuberculosis, and evening his wife faced the same disease. Ever since Poe wanted to be an author during his harsh time, he probably uses his depressing life as an outlet to apply to his stories.
By Bass Man Eddie7 years ago in Horror
Making Monsters. Top Story - January 2019.
It’s unlikely that the settlers of the Southern Nevada desertscape expected a museum of horrors to become a cornerstone of their peaceful early-20th-century city. Yet 88 years later, a decorated hearse, a zombified Spider-Man, and a conspicuous sign touting "Tom Devlin's Monster Museum" have been erected as markers for one of Boulder City's hottest roadside attractions.
By Mark LoProto7 years ago in Horror
