Lycanthrope And Werewolves: Creatures In Pop Culture

Vampires have been a common monster used in horror literature; dating back to the 18th century. These creatures have been able to make an identity for themselves within the genre. For years authors have been able to take the essence of the vampire’s identity and ability by turning it into something new. The reinvention allows for there to be a fresh new take on the vampire’s identity and ability. The original template for a vampire has been created through Bram Stokers, Dracula. In this story, Count Dracula has a strange and refined way of communicating and behave strangely towards the protagonist Jonathan Harker; he also displays a wide collection of supernatural abilities, such as strength, the ability to shapeshift and his thirst for blood. Many authors have used this template in order to create their own vampiric

Most parents tell their children that monsters come out at night. What do monsters usually do during the night? They kill or bring death with them. Ellie Wiesel proves this theory true with his use of the word night in his book “Night”. During World War II Adolf Hitler sentenced the Jews to concentration camps to endure hard labor. Also known as the Holocaust. Wiesel was a survivor of the Holocaust. The Holocaust was full of monsters and dark times. Throughout his book the word night appears nearly every time something bad happens to Wiesel or his family; therefor, the word night can symbolize death or horrific events.

Overall we will never know who’s the mighty superior of them all but what we

The monster archetype has been one of the most riveting archetypes that surrounds the concept of ‘evil’. It has been portrayed as a supernatural creature with grotesque features that normally brings disruption to the city and needs to be tamed or controlled to bring once again peace to the story. Due to this, it is most commonly depicted with a negative connotation, and with the idea of horror and fear. The monster has been present since the bible, which was written approximately 3,400 years ago, with the anecdote of Goliath. It has remained with its primary role of converting the protagonist into a hero and providing fear to the storyline. The monster archetype in both modern and ancient literature has been shaped to benefit the protagonist, which is depicted with the conversion of the protagonist to the hero, the element of the climax, and its important role of protection.

Wolves are relatives to coyotes, foxes, jackals, dingoes, and our pet dogs. Some people mistake wolves and coyotes, but wolves are much larger and stockier. A wolf is like a German shepherd except with longer legs, bigger feet, a wider head, and a long, bushy tail. Like a

Monsters are always a big part of stories. Usually they are an Antagonist of a story blocking the hero from completing his/her quest showing qualities of being powerful, immoral, and determined. Beowulf and the Hobbit have good examples of monsters in their stories. Beowulf is about a man who is the strongest there is, the nicest, and the most intelligent defeating great threats to kingdoms. There are three main antagonists in beowulf, Grendel, the troll wife, and the dragon. The Hobbit is about a hobbit who is selected to be a burglar in an adventure to reclaim a dwarf kingdom taken by a dragon. In the Hobbit there are 3main monsters, Gollum, Azog, and Smaug.

Frankenstein is so popular that you can see little kids dressed up as the monster each halloween. It has been a household name. This type of genre has a great appeal to it’s audience because it intrigues them and allows the mind to wonder. It is fun an horrible at the same time. It is interesting to note that the story of frankenstein has passed the test of time. It is almost 200 years old and continues to amaze people. Frankenstein is very similar to Nightmare on Elm Street by Stephen King in the fact that people think could these thorrible things could happen to them while reading. It almost forces us to read or watch further to understand if we are in danger and how we can survive. Although fictional, we are reading for our lives. Another important element is the darkness and hidden aspect. In Frankenstein, Victor the creator is too afraid to tell others what he is doing. He is even too scared to tell his bride to be. In the nightmare on Elm street the murderer is known to hid, it leaves the victims constantly wondering where he is and what he is doing. The nightmare on Elm’s street and frankenstein book are thrilling to read and to watch, regardless of the time

Symbolism is an object representing another to give it an entirely different meaning that is much deeper and more significant. A lot of symbolism is used in this murderous and suspenseful book. Every person and object carry a symbol. The novel “Lord of The Flies” by William Golding is about a plane carrying a group of British boys ages 6 to 12, has crashed on a deserted tropical island. The boys struggle to survive without adult leadership on a deserted island. There were no adults around, the young boys are left to manage themselves. The boys use a conch shell as a talking stick, and Ralph, one of the older boys, becomes the leader. In “Lord of The Flies” the conch, fire, and the darkness are remarkable symbols that are used in the story

Since humans have first gazed into the dark expanse of the night sky, night has stuck both fear and awe into us. We have tried to understand it for centuries, developing methods and sciences of both astrology and astronomy, which still thrive today. We have created stories and myths in order to explain the occurrence of night, as we did with other natural phenomenons that we did not have the technology to understand, such as the Egyptian myth that the sun god Ra captains a boat that sails through and illuminates the sky during the day, but returns to the underworld at night, bringing darkness to the sky. Our early ancestors learned to look for shelter and reclude during the night in fear of predators or any other dangers that could lurk in the darkness that we would

Monsters have always been perceived as creatures with petrifying characteristics. They are often described as dire, dreadful, and horrendous. An individual deemed as a monster by an entire community must have committed atrocious acts; however, the unnamed protagonist in Margaret Atwood’s short story “Lusus Naturae” was considered monstrous by the entire faction despite neither committing such acts. The protagonist, who’s suffering from an illness called porphyria, was disdained and classified as a monster merely because of her looks—her yellow eyes, pink teeth, red fingernails, and long dark sprouting hair around her chest and arms. Even though her outward appearance is comparably peculiar with respect to the appearance of typical humans, one cannot basically imply that she is a monster. As ironic as it may sound, the protagonist’s family, along with the priest and the townspeople, are the genuine monsters in this literary piece.

What exactly is the “beast”? Is it a demon? A human? In “Lord of the Flies”, a group of boys crash-landed on an uninhabited island with no adults. They were evacuating during the time shortly after World War II. Some of the younger boys claimed to see a “beastie” or a “snake-thing” at night. Many people are perplexed when it comes to the query: “What is the beast and what does it symbolize?” There are numerous definitions about what the ‘thing’ haunting the children signify and it evolves throughout the book.

A monster is someone who is referred as “the ugly blacked faced man” (4) or “ grotesque “ (26) . A monster looks like a wild beast that everyone fears because of their looks thinking they act like they look. But would if in reality people were blind because of this idea and were actually the true monster. The beast people in The Island Of Dr. Moreau Are seen as the monsters on the island because they were transformed from animal to human so they look like a beast which makes them a monster in human eyes. However humans need to look at themselves and decide if they are not the monster for creating the beast and treating them like dirt making you actions more of a monster then the beast people who don 't even hunt or eat meat. Dr. Moreau had

Some ancient Greek monsters were monsters due to their multiplicity. They have multiple limps heads or features like the hydra a serpent with mutable heads or

You’ve heard their long, lonely howls in the midnight hour. You opened your eyes to find yourself alone in the woods, the full moon over your head. There’s a snap of twig from behind, and you turn to find yourself eye to eye with fangs and claws, fur and snout, a beast that isn’t man, nor animal… it is a shifter of the kind you were told to beware of, especially on a full moon night.

For a long, long time ago there was a king who ruled Anaris. He was kind and merciful. Protective over his kingdom and helped people in need.