Suppose for a moment that we have eternity. Of course, it is a conceptual eternity, not an objective one. A weakness, just one, like the sun or silver, is enough for death to exchange its optional facet for an unquestionable…
What Characterizes Gothic Fiction? Gothic fiction is characterized by the elements of fear, horror, the supernatural and darkness, as well as by characters such as vampires, demons, heroes, heroines and villains. Other elements that characterize this type of fiction might…
In the greenest of our valleys By good angels tenanted, Once a fair and stately palace— Radiant palace—reared its head. In the monarch Thought’s dominion, It stood there! Never seraph spread a pinion Over fabric half so fair! Banners yellow,…
Her lips began to scorch, That juice was wormwood to her tongue, She loath’d the feast: Writhing as one possess’d she leap’d and sung, Rent all her robe, and wrung Her hands in lamentable haste, And beat her breast. Her…
From childhood’s hour I have not been As others were—I have not seen As others saw—I could not bring My passions from a common spring— From the same source I have not taken My sorrow—I could not awaken My heart…
The image is familiar, and even tiring, to all horror movie lovers: an academic vampire hunter, for example, Abraham Van Helsing, faces a vampire who flees in terror in the presence of a crucifix. The idea that vampires hate crosses…
The Biology of Horror: Gothic Literature and Film is a book by researcher Jack Morgan, published in 2002. The Biology of Horror sets out to examine the heart of the Gothic genre. To do this, Jack Morgan analyzes the core…
Ahh Vampires… If horror movies have taught us anything, it is that a vampire’s bite is not painful. In fact, these “unfortunate” victims often have a wild look as the vampire prepares to pierce their necks. There is no screaming….
Horror, without a doubt, constitutes one of the most endearing genres in fiction. The real question, if anything, would be why we enjoy it, that is, why a work of fiction that reveals our own fears can become so attractive….
The Mozart Effect. Does listening to Mozart’s music make you smarter?The Mozart Effect. Does listening to Mozart’s music make you smarter?Dracula is one of those novels that create the feeling that there is something deep in its pages, something underground…
