divendres, 30 de novembre del 2012

THE PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR STORY.

1- Who invented the P.H.S.? The inventor was Edgar Allan Poe.

2- What was the first P.H.S? The first psychological horror story was Metzengerstein.

3- When was it first published? The first history was pubished in 1827.

4- What was the author also invent? Edgar Allan Poe invented the psychological horror story, the modern detective story, a pioneer of science fiction, and the master of the macabre.

5- What is the tell-tale heart about? The story talks about a crazy man who thinks that he is a normal person. The man kills an old man because he likes the eye of the old man. At the end of the story, he was discovered by the police.The man thinks he can hear the old man's heart.


divendres, 23 de novembre del 2012

The GOTHIC NOVEL

1- Who invented the Gothic Novel? The father of the Gothic Novel is Horace Walpole.

2- What was the first Gothic Novel? The first Gothic Novel was The Castle of Otranto.

3- When was in first published? The first Gothic Novel was published in 1764.

4- Which basic elements of horror didn't you include in your list? We didn't iclude an atmosphere of mystery and suspense; an ancient prophecy; omens, portents, visions;  women in distress; the metonymy of gloom and horror.