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Thematic Project Proposal
I propose a Blog on the topic Horror. I picked this topic because it is personally interesting to me and I find it very entertaining. The topic “Horror” is very broad, which I like because it will allow me to cover a wide assortment of types of horror and breach several cultural traditions and stories. I will largely focus my efforts and cultural rituals and punishments. As well as ancient horror figures found in myths. I have also recently found a passion for old, supposedly haunted houses. I am excited to work on this topic and am certainly passionate about it.
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Here’s the link to the Movie Review I did my Oats on in case you wanted to read it!
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Lights Out Movie Review Oats
The movie review “Lights Out” by Peter Sobczynski on Rogerebert.com is honestly not the best movie review I had read. I would give it a three out of five stars because it gave away a lot of the movies plot and wasn’t very enjoyable to read either. He did however have all the movies information, like the duration, the cast, the director and the PG rating, but the review was not very well done.
For starters, he gave the movie a two star rating, yet he never mentioned anything good about it. He kept talking about hat he didn’t like and what they could improve on, but he never gave any details about what was good about the movie. He mentioned that the actors were great, and that it “fails to ever come up with a way to make use of their talents.” And also that the jumpscares quickly got boring and that “by the time it finally comes to a close (even though it only clocks in at 80 minutes, "Lights Out" still feels long), even the most jittery of moviegoers will find themselves feeling surprisingly calm and placid.”
Then why the two stars? If you really didn’t like the movie t the extent that you can’t even mention something good about it, then why give it any stars at all?
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Be sure to check out this interview!! He talks a little bit about their Halloween Events
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Pucho, Kristy. “14 Haunting Facts About the Winchester Mystery House.” MentalFloss. February 2, 2018.
Accessed on: June 12, 2018
http://mentalfloss.com/article/527411/14-haunting-facts-about-winchester-mystery-house
Letterman, Doug. “The Winchester Mystery House” AtlasObscura. October 18, 2016.
Accessed on: June 11, 2018.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/winchester-mystery-house
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Letterman, Doug. “The Winchester Mystery House” AtlasObscura. October 18, 2016.
Accessed on: June 11, 2018.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/winchester-mystery-house
HorrorBuzz. “Winchester Mystery House Interview with Walter Magnuson”YouTube. October 9, 2017.
Accessed on: June 11, 2018.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVC3mb60lh0
Koski, Dustin. “10 Brutal and Horrifying Religious Ceremonies.” Toptenz. November 14, 2015. Accessed on: November 17, 2017. http://www.toptenz.net/10-brutal-and-horrifying-religious-ceremonies.php
Bricken, Rob. “14 Terrifying Japanese Monsters, Myths and Spirits.” io9 WE COME FROM THE FUTURE. January 10, 2014. Accessed on: October 2, 2017. https://io9.gizmodo.com/14-terrifying-japanese-monsters-myths-and-spirits-1498740680
Kelly, Debra. “10 Ancient Punishments That Didn’t Fit The Crime.” Listverse. Febuary 3, 2014. Accessed on: October 22, 2017. https://listverse.com/2014/02/03/10-ancient-punishments-that-didnt-fit-the-crime/
Grimminck, Robert. “10 Terrible Crimes Connected To Ouija Boards.” Listverse. August 5, 2015. Accessed on: January 16, 2018. https://listverse.com/2015/08/05/10-terrible-crimes-connected-to-ouija-boards/
GriM. “Ouija Board Rules.” Amino. March 6, 2017. Accessed on: January 12, 2018. https://aminoapps.com/c/paranormal/page/blog/ouija-board-rules/D8lb_zNkHPummrYmaL2BYeM0qaR3lXx0zrN
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Be sure to check out this movie! I loved it and I even wrote a review about it:)
Read my review if you want to know more!
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Turn the Lights Out and Enjoy!
Director: David Sandberg
Production Company: New Line Cinema, Atomic Monster Productions, RatPac-Dune Entertainment
Year: 2016
Actors: Teresa Palmer, Maria Bello, Gabriel Bateman, Alexander DiPersia
PG Rating: PG -13
Length: 81 Minutes
Turn your lights off and grab a bowl of popcorn, get ready for the emotional roller coaster that this thriller will take you on. Lights Out had me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. The sensational acting that was displayed made it feel all the more real. The editing and special effects were amazing, they made Diana seem so life like and real. It’s like she was right there with the family. The movie was full of intense action and emotional character development, while not missing out on the plot. The story line was really creative and original, I haven’t seen something like this before I watched Lights Out. It was really well thought out and the actors all played their part really well. They all displayed incredibly realistic emotions when their character went through something terrifying or simply emotional. The directors did a great job as well, knowing how to direct somebody this well is not something that just anyone could do. Since Diana is not real, the director had to show the actors where to look and how to act to make Diana seem like she was right there. Though in the actual filming, an actress played Diana's part, it was in no way the same as we see it in the film. This proves the amazing acting skills, since the emotion and reactions we see from Martin and Rebecca were incredibly realistic to how most people would react to seeing something like Diana. And how incredible the special effects were.
One thing I didn’t like in the movie is that they didn’t explain very well about what happened in the end, after the police showed up. The conclusion of this movie wasn’t very telling of what will happen next. Rebecca’s mother had killed herself, and two police officers were brutally killed in this house. So why were they not questioned about it? It seems they got off the hook too easily. After all, who would believe that an evil spirit attached to their mothers mind had done all this and was going to kill them as well, not just the police officers. And that their mother had killed herself and all of a sudden the spirit disappeared? The ending was not very realistic, even though they tried so hard to keep it life like throughout the movie they didn’t pull through until the end.
Overall I would give this movie 4 out of 5 stars. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I would definitely recommend watching it.
By Regina Betke
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Absurd Brutality or Twisted Protection? By Regina Betke
An essay by Regina Betke
Have you ever wondered why ancient tribes had such brutal and horrifying traditions? Never understood why, and how people could do such savage things? And all of us have heard some terrifying legends about figures out of our worst nightmares. Well, horror elements such as rituals, punishments and figures, have been used over the course of thousands of years to prevent breaking of laws or set rules, immoral occurrences and even to protect people.
Ancient rituals were used as punishments, and to set an example of what would happen if someone were to disobey the rules of their culture. I believe it may have been effective, but very immoral. For example; in mayan culture, adultery was a major offence and was punishable by death. “A woman who committed adultery was publicly shamed and her lover stoned to death.” This is an example of a brutal, but in a twisted sense: effective method of preventing adultery in their society. The people would fear the punishment that they would receive if they undertake such behaviour. And so it was, for the most part, prevented - by setting an example of what would happen. In this way the people were controlled by a cultural tradition, a brutal punishment.
Cultural legends were used to prevent the breaking of laws by inducing fear into their population. Horror figures were thought of that would come and punish you and maybe your whole family if you did immoral or illegal things. An example is the legend of “The Midnight Man”. The Midnight Man; if summoned by playing a game of sorts, into someone's home would hunt them down and kill them. Some said that if caught, he would tear out your organs one by one, unless you played the game by his rules. “This game was used as a ritual to summon The Midnight Man to punish rule breakers in Pagan religions long ago” People were told all these horrifying, brutal, dark and mysterious legends and myths; and told that they could happen to them if they were to do certain things, things that were frowned upon in society. Of course, being told from childhood that if you broke the law you would have to face a terrifying figure who could potentially rip your organs out, would instill a certain fear in you, making you think twice before you commit a crime.
A way that these legends and figures were used to protect people, is that when you have something to fear, you’ll be more careful in everyday life. There is an ancient a japanese legend that applies here: Kuchisake Onna. This is the legend of a young japanese woman you would encounter on the streets late at night. She wears a surgical mask and appears beautiful. She will ask you if she is pretty. If your response is no, she will cut you in half with a giant pair of shears. If you answer yes: she will tear off her mask to reveal horrifying slits in her face, reaching from ear to ear. She will ask you if she's still beautiful, say no, and she will cut you in half. Say yes, and she will slice into your face to produce similar slits as her, and make you just like herself. “Most children heeded the warnings to remain indoors and only a few hardy young souls dared to venture outside.” This legend was used to scare folk into not wandering the streets late at night, strictly to protect them from actual dangers. We still use a method similar to this. Who hasn't enjoyed telling a scary tale around a campfire? Everyone I’m sure, but most don’t realize how this tradition started. It was to protect young children who would otherwise maybe wander off into the woods. Parents told their kids scary stories to ensure they wouldn’t stray to far away from them and they would stay out of harm's way. So even though crude and horrifying, a lot of ancient legends begun with the intention of protecting people.
In conclusion, ancient rituals, traditions, legends and horror figures and brutal punishments - actually exist for a reason. Which may vary from preventing crime and immoral occurrences to protecting loved ones and the general population.
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Some photos of the Winchester Home to go along with my Feature Article
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Ghostly Growth By Regina Betke
Imagine walking down a maze of hallways, with doors that lead to nowhere. Every turn you seem to take leads to no destination. And the past two staircases you tried to walk up, lead you head first into the ceiling.
Well that's exactly what happened to me when I had visited the Winchester House, located in San Jose, California. Purchased as a small eight room farmhouse, the Winchester home would undergo thirty six years of renovations that would cost five and a half million dollars in the money at the time. Which only stopped when the owner of the house, Sarah Winchester, passed away in 1922.
Believing that she was haunted, by all the people who had died as the result of the rifle her husband invented, she thought that if she added many confusing additions to the house, it would confuse the spirits that dwelled there.
After her husband passed away, a psychic told her that to evade the spirits, she would have to move out west, buy a home, and build nonstop—some theories say she believed that as soon as construction was complete, she would die, while other theories suggest she built the house like a maze in order to keep her paranormal tormentors at bay and lost in the many intricacies of the building. As the theory goes, to avoid them she would sleep in a different bedroom every night and take labyrinth like paths through her own home.
By the time she was done, the Winchester Mansion had over 160 rooms and 40 bedrooms, 10,000 windows, and even 2 basements. Of course, that’s not all that’s unique about the house. Not all 2,000 doors can be walked through—one leads to an eight-foot drop to a kitchen sink, another to a 15-foot drop into bushes in the garden below. Stained-glass windows were installed in places where they would get no light, and there are many secret passages.
Nobody is quite sure why she kept building additions to the house but there are stories. Most are just different versions of the same one; that she was trying to confuse the spirits. But some still don’t agree, saying that there is no factual proof. Thus it cannot be said this is the case.
The Winchester home now is offering tours of the house to educate and entertain people with its history. As said by Walter Magnuson in an interview, the house even does special halloween events to attract more visitors and lure them in using the halloween spirit. Often tourists and visitors of all kinds claim to have seen or had an encounter with a spirit of some sorts, claiming they had seen a ghost that had haunting Sarah Winchester.
If ever given the chance, I recommend everyone explore the Winchester home and see for yourself, the maze and passageways that is the house. Who knows, you might encounter a spirit that still dwells there, the same ones that haunted Sarah Winchester and drove her to near insanity. Forcing her to keep adding additions to the house in order to protect herself. And maybe you will understand, after experiencing it yourself, why she did what she did.
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Children stores should stop enabling Kids to Demonic Practices
By Regina Betke
Have you ever walked into a store with the intention of buying a friends, or your own child a toy, and while scanning the shelves laid eyes on a game that was created to talk to spirits of the deceased? Thats led to several individuals committing crimes, not excluding murder-because the board “Told them to”? Ouija boards should not be sold in child friendly stores.
A very true point as to why they shouldn’t be sold at child friendly stores is the fact that so many people trespass while playing the game. They believe that being at a crime scene or allegedly haunted property, will enable them to talk to spirits who they wouldn’t otherwise be able to contact or speak too. Some people also find a thrill in trying to contact evil spirits such as demons. Many people will trespass onto private property simply because they heard rumors of strange occurrences or deaths there and want to assure they are able to contact somebody or something to speak to.We hardly need to give children, or anyone, such easy access to a ouija board when it will lead to breaking the law; trespassing.
Another reason is people who truly believe they are speaking to spirits and the deceased believe everything that the board tells them. Which could include telling you that your neighbor is a witch and needs to be murdered. There have been numerous crimes involving ouija boards and people behaving in a manner that hurts them, others, or both.
It's a money making scam. People are tricked into believing that the ouija board could enable them to talk to a dead loved one or even demons. It has been proven that the ouija board works through a humans subconscious. The planchette moves seemingly on its own but it's really just your subconscious moving it without your permission. People are not told this, of course, and will spend large sum of money if that means they are able to talk to a passed away loved one. So really, a plain piece of cardboard or wood, is sold for a lot more than its actual worth. Making it nothing more than a money making business.
Many people claimed odd occurrences after using the board, which can be avoided by simply not playing! If people truly believe they are possessed or haunted after using a Ouija board then the answer is simple. Don’t buy, and don’t play. Some kids might not really know what a ouija board is and buy it. Then after playing they find out what the ouija board is associated with, and start to fear their well-being. This could lead to paranoia. Which is certainly nothing any of us would like to experience. Especially a child.
People who believe in witchcraft and demonic presences, live in fear of ouija boards and steer clear of them whenever possible. If this isn’t sign enough to not buy or play with a ouija board then I don’t know what is. They fear it. Why should anyone give a child access to something so fear inducing people go out of their way to avoid it at all costs? If ouija boards really connect individuals with spirits of the dead and even demons, then why would we put our children at risk of harm? Or fear? Or possession?
Lastly, I don’t think they should be completely forbidden. Everyone has their beliefs and religious practices. They should not however be sold at a place where any child could purchase it. They should be sold only to adults, since they are old enough to make their own decisions and are more responsible about their ouija board practices. Adults also know that the law is still to be obeyed, and aren’t as likely to trespass onto someone's property.
Ouija boards should not be forbidden, just simply made not as easily accessible to kids. People still have a right to their religious practices. And if someone believes that they can talk to a lost loved one, why would we deny them this opportunity? There are people who play Ouija boards responsibly and safely and that's all that matters. But children should not have such easy access. Some simply don’t understand what they were meant for and could get themselves, or someone else hurt. They could end up with paranoia, and they are more likely to trespass into dangerous areas.
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