Essays on Gory

Questions abound regarding the appropriateness of displaying horrific and gory images for the public to view. One instance that comes to mind is the images related to the death of Osama Bin Laden that the White House decided not to make public anymore. Society is divided whether White House should show the images or not. One side says it is important to show the pictures as proof that the fallen Al-Qaeda leader is indeed dead, while the other half is against it saying that everybody must be given decency in death and to ensure it will not trigger another ...

One of the most fascinating recent outputs of horror film are those coming from Japan; the specific cultural anxieties and attributes present in that country have produced some of the most eye-opening works of horror cinema in the past few decades (Dew, 2007). Given its long history of warfare, destruction and current cultural preoccupations with sex and show business, Japan is in a unique place to produce horror films like Takashi Miike’s Audition. Telling the tale of a shy, unassuming widower (played by Rya Ishibashi) and his quest to find a new girlfriend in the wake of the death of his ...

Titus Andronicus is one of Shakespeare’s less well-known tragedies, a gory, dark tale of a disgraced general going to incredible means to take his revenge on the Goths who stole his position and mutilated his daughter, Lavinia. The relationship between Titus and his daughter Lavinia is perhaps the emotional core of the play; after Lavinia is brutally raped, Titus’ reaction is just as much for his sake as for hers – not only is he taking revenge upon her violation, but of the theft of his own position as celebrated Roman general. Of course, Titus’ parenting skills can be called into ...

The Theme of Death in the fiction of R.L. Stine Child fiction unquestionably requires an extra surge of imagination on the author’s part and horror fiction requires an even more elevated form of that creativity. When one thinks of horror fiction writers there is a limited list of good authors. R.L.Stine undoubtedly tops that list and is widely renowned for his horror stories especially among teenagers. He shot to fame with his series ‘Goosebumps’ and the extensive use of plot devices in his stories set them apart from other works at the time. However there is an inevitability ...

What ranks among the highest in the list of safety issues during conveyance is the use of cell phones while driving a car. The consequences can be gory and is obviously increases the life-risk of the driver as well as the passengers. It must be comprehended that the habit of talking over phone or texting while driving is as bad as drinking and driving, since both hinder the attention of the driver and raise the chances of accidents. One should consider envisaging about a loved one who is driving while talking or texting on the phone and unfortunately meets with a jeopardizing ...

In the film Brick by Rian Johnson, Brendan receives a phone call from his ex-girlfriend Emily who begs him for help and mentions about a ‘brick’ over phone. Brendan later finds her dead body and takes on the charge of solving the murder with the help of a friend Brain and conceals the body from police. He traces The Pin, mentioned by Emily, who is a drug baron and persuades him and joins his gang. Dode had seen Brendan hide Emily’s body and threatens to ruin him. In the meanwhile, Brain gets to know of “poor Firsco” who is a student who fell ...