a zombie is a dead body animated by magic. Modern depictions of zombies do not necessarily involve magic but invoke other methods such as viruses. Zombies have a complex literary heritage‚ with antecedents ranging from Richard Matheson and H. P. Lovecraft to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein drawing on European folklore of the undead. George A. Romero’s reinvention of the monster for his 1968 film Night of the Living Dead led to several zombie films in the 1980s and a resurgence of popularity in the 2000s
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discovered the horror genre after seeing the film about extraterrestrials Earth vs. the Flying Saucers. Two years later‚ the little King in his aunt’s attic‚ found his grandfather’s books‚ who was fond of the authors Edgar Allan Poe‚ Howard Phillips Lovecraft and the British television writer Jamie Matheson. His grandfather had the reputation of being a wanderer and a sailor (as recounted in the family) but eventually‚ he was reduced to selling appliances door to door. He was also an aspiring writer
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I’ve seen it all. The horrible facsimile of reality we live in is beginning to break down. Things aren’t right. I’ve seen things. Things that make me question my sanity. A recent trip to the grocery store turned into a Lovecraftian nightmare. I usually have to go to three different grocery stores because crème fraîche is impossible to find in this land of abundance and my fancy French cookbook calls for it in nearly every recipe. Grocery stores are demonic. The vast selection of yogurts alone should
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Adams‚ Andy Bad Medicine A College Vagabond A Winter Round-Up At Comanche Ford The Passing of Peg-Leg Alcott‚ Louisa May Scarlet Stockings A Country Christmas The Brothers The Cross on the Old Church Tower Aldrich‚ Thomas Bailey Marjorie Dah The Cruise of the Dolphin Anderson‚ Sherwood The Door of the Trap The Dumb Man The Man in the Brown Coat I Wanted to Know Why Arthur‚ T. S. The Humble Pharisee The Two Husbands
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Through out history literature has grown from cave paintings of Neanderthals during the Stone Age to the ipads and Kindles of today. Even though literature has expanded ever so greatly over the course of time there are still factors that stand in its way‚ mainly book banning and the fact that the nation is becoming more and more excepting of the fact‚ and not truly willing to take any action to prevent it what so ever. Though some pieces of literature might have instances of crude and unsettling
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brought about many new techniques and changes to how stories were written in the 19th century. Edgar Allan Poe started a new style of writing romance‚ horror and mystery stories. This new form of writing influenced horror authors of today such as H.P. Lovecraft‚ Stephen King and Dean Koontz. Upon creating a new generation of horror and mystery‚ Edgar Allan Poe also wrote detective stories. Edgar Allan Poe’s work with detective stories also influenced later authors such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha
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The fear of death is often cited as one of the main motivations for religious belief. This school of thought has existed since the time of the ancient philosophers‚ with the Roman Lucretius (c. 99 BC – c. 55 BC) subversive statement that "fear was the first thing on Earth to make gods"1. Over the hundreds of years since‚ many notable scientists‚ psychologists and philosophers have reinforced the idea that religion stems out of a desire for immortality. Even Albert Einstein was a proponent of this
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How to Read Faster: Bill Cosby’s Three Proven Strategies by Maria Popova “Nobody gets something for nothing in the reading game.” “All attempts at gaining literary polish must begin with judicious reading‚” H. P. Lovecraft famously advised aspiring writers. Indeed‚ reading is an essential skill on par with writing‚ and though non-reading may be an intellectual choice on par with reading‚ reading itself — just like writing — is a craft that requires optimal technique for optimal outcome. So how
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price and exotic new stories drew in readers like moths to a flame. The stories were filled with violence‚ risqué scenes with women‚ and drug use all too off the wall to be published by the major outlets of the time. But some authors like H. P. Lovecraft and Ray Bradbury gained popularity off of these magazines (“What is Pulp Fiction”). The 1995 film Pulp Fiction comes back over half a century later with non-linear storytelling‚ witty dialogue‚ and raw unadulterated violence which makes it a truly
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Maybe the root of my motivation to keep moving forward wasn’t in my dreams‚ but in my fears that kept me awake at night. One would think it would be the other way around‚ but what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger‚ right? They seemed to haunt my thoughts wherever life seemed to take me‚ and they still do. Stopping me from doing even some of the little things in life. They say that the only thing to fear is fear itself‚ but overcoming your fears is one of the biggest obstacles anyone will ever
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