Enfield Poltergeist Essays

  • Poltergeist Curse Research Paper

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    Poltergeist Curse: Myth or Reality The word Poltergeist is a compound of the German verb “polter” that mean to make noise. It is described by the Germans as the noisy ghost or the noisy spirit. It was first discovered in the 1st century in Germany. This ghost was responsible for physical disturbance, such as loud noises, and objects being moved, destroyed or thrown on people. Poltergeist are known to have attempted communication audibly or by writing, even though most messages are malicious. The

  • Midnight Film Analysis

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    A2. Midnight movies and trash Midnight or camp movies are movies exhibited at cinemas or air at the television screens after midnight. The reason for their late night screening is that midnight movies have sexual, violent content. According to Chute, even going in this event could be regarded as taboo, due to the fact that, midnight movies "appeal primarily to feelings of awkwardness and alienation” (p, 11). Their popularity is due to their "embrace (of) all those flagrant films, from splatter flicks

  • Anticivilization Emotions In Horror Movies

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    I concur with King that we play host to anticivilization emotions and this explains why people can crave horror movies. There is some level of darkness in us, but, at most times, this dark side is eclipsed by the increased emphasis on civilization. King (2013) cites the case of emotions related to friendship, loyalty, love, and kindness to show how the society adore civilization and strive at maintaining the status quo. However, this does not entirely suppress the dark side in us. “Anticivilization

  • Australian Bushranger Research Paper

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    interest in world history. (something I have inherited) He was a collector of weapons from the earliest periods relating to our country and those which flooded the colony during the great gold rushes of the 1850 's - 1860 's, the Colts Revolvers, Lee Enfield Rifles, The Brown

  • Examples Of Poltergeist Hauntings

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    Poltergeist/Hauntings You hear a creak at night and a little boom here and there, and suddenly you think there is something in your house; little do you know your house is just old. Imagine actually having a demonic entity leaving in the same home as you, would you feel safe and secure? Or scared and alone? You can’t run. You can’t hide. So, what do you do? Poltergeists are noisy spirits that haunt locations and even objects. A poltergeist can also posses a person whose spiritual level is very low