The Story Of Arnold Paole (Synthesis)

Before we start here is a little background. Arnold Paoles story was very popular back in the 1700s. The reason I find it worth mentioning is because his story influenced a lot of people to write more gothic/horror tales.

(1) The True Story Behind the Annabelle Doll

The movies about Annabelle the doll are extremely popular in the horror community…

Bloody Mary (Urban Legend)

The story of Bloody Mary is one of the most popular urban legends of all time. There is even a game to it that is played at many slumber parties. All you have to do is turn off the lights, light the candles, say her name three time in the mirror, and she will appear and kill you…

(2)The Dead Body Under Your Mattress (Urban Legend)

This urban legend is not too popular but I have decided to share it because it happened in a familiar location. The legend starts with a couple checking into a hotel and immediately they notice a horrid stench but they try to ignore it…

Slender Man (Urban Legend)

The Slender Man legend is one of the most popular urban legends of all time and that might be because the story plays into reality. Slender man was created on June 10, 2009 by a user on the Something Awful Internet Forum named Eric Knudsen. The specific thread it was posted on was…

Why you should read Horror Stories (Persuasive)

Many people tend to be against horror with some being to scared to even give it a chance and others calling it predictable and boring, but all I have to say to that is yeah some horror movies and stories can be predictable but they are always…

Formation of Horror Stories

To write a good horror story you should be experienced with the genre, meaning you should read a lot of books from the genre and watch a lot of horror movies. After you have read up on it you should start exploring what makes you scared and try to see if you can spook yourself…

Introduction

You may be wondering why I would write about a topic such as horror. Well it is October and it is the perfect time to begin writing about this since it is “spooky season”. Although I know this project is going to be worked on all throughout the semester, I picked this topic because I have always loved…

The role of horror in my life (Narrative)

From a young age I was introduced into the horror genre. My mom would watch this show but I do not remember the show. But I remember that it was scare me very badly but I still insisted on watching it with her. One of the biggest reasons I hated the show is…

The beginning of Horror

Horror stories have been around as long as anyone can remember, even ancient stories and tales have an element of horror and gore in them…