https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1 Discuss how Russell's ideas about horror stories compare with your own knowledge of this genre. en-us 2016-11-14 12:39:25 UTC 2016-11-15 22:23:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137379764 Russell believes that horror stories are associated with good vs evil, setting, characters, suspense, organization and structure. Most people including me associate horror with monsters, abnormal creatures, or evil things, and their effect on normal people. I also have to agree that horror is about suspense, and about the tension that the author create in you when reading a story or watching a film.. But overall both of us believe that horror is about how evil effects good, and about suspense. ]]> 2016-11-14 14:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137379764 https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137545829 Russell states that the main elements of horror are suspense, tension, explanations, and the source of horror. I believe that all of those elements would make an excellent horror story, but only if you do them correctly. The way that I interpreted the article is that if you have these elements, then you have a good story. I disagree. If you do put a lot of effort into these elements and try to connect them somehow, then you will have a good story. Overall, we both believe that there are certain things that have to be written or shown in order to make it a horror story. ]]> 2016-11-14 20:31:21 UTC https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137545829 https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137567317 Russel believes that the suspense and tensio
n of something horror is found when the character knows what going to happen. I disagree with this because when you don't know what's going to happen it tends to get more scarier. I do agree with her though on how most of the horror factor is off of suspense and how horror uses suspense like any other fiction novel. I also agree with her on how horror genre usually involves monsters and the fight between good and evil. Overall we have similar yet different beliefs on the horror genre.]]> 2016-11-14 21:59:38 UTC https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137567317 jamiencohen https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137576886 Russell believes that suspense is created because the character does something he/she is not supposed to do. He says that because we are not in the situation we know not to do that. He writes that because we are outside of the situation, we know more than the character. He also says how we can be surprised if the author takes what we know and changes it into something else. I believe almost the same as hime. I disagree with horror novels being so similar that we would expect things so easily. I think the horror genre stereotype is "don't go in the basement" or "the haunted house is scary but i will go anyways". I think that the author takes the time to make us think differently and possibly surprise/scare us.]]> 2016-11-14 22:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137576886 https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137577511 Horror, one of the most abstract ideas since it is heavily based on the perception on the reader if what they are reading is truly scary. Russell states that the main concepts of horror are suspense, tension based on prior knowledge which builds suspense, and where horror comes from. These are the core elements to create any horror literature or film because these ideas allow for the viewer to understand the nature of the ideas in order to truly grasp the horror. However, these ideas alone do not create a good story as you need to connect these ideas in order for your story to make sense. In short, I believe that the elements Russell are required to have a horror work, but it is how you connect that can make a truly amazing horror book.]]> 2016-11-14 23:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137577511 https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137583433 Russell has the idea that when reading a novel or book the reader gets scared on the suspense and tension the writer creates when the main characters or characters in the novel or book do something they shouldn't do. I also believe that based on what I know about the horror genre. Something I strongly agree on is the topics that Russell believes are used for horror., for example the demons, monsters and the fight between good and evil. I don't agree on the fact that the haunted house basement, and the classic places create a very scary mood. I do think those are really good ways to make  a horror novel or book , but I feel like the unusual is the scariest. Overall Russell and I have have some differences but agree on the majority of things horror.

]]> 2016-11-15 00:02:42 UTC https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137583433 https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137589153 Russell has a very strong perception over the genre of horror. I do greatly agree with the fact that horror is most anticipated in those eerie settings. But I do disagree that monsters are really the only characters involved in the horror genre. I think little creepy girls, scary teachers, and vacant restrooms, are all different settings/characters that are also involved in horror novels. Russell also uses a lot of textual evidence by including quotes and scenes from classic horror films/novels. That really did help me understand her point in conveying her message. Would I disagree with Russell at some points? Yes, but that is because every author and person creates "their story" differently than the other. As a person who doesn't read horror that often, any eerie scene can be frightening for me. People who are in love with horror and spend lots of time reading or watching this genre, are most likely to not be spooked at certain times throughout the novel/film. Class surveys, Records, etc. can also help in strongly proving her next points. I would love to read another one of Russells' articles, but it would have to answer my question about, what unknown types of horror that aren't anticipated scare you the most? ]]> 2016-11-15 00:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137589153 https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137593354 Russell believes that suspense+previous knowledge of the characters/plot plays a major role in the genre of horror. I very much agree with him on that aspect, for when reading a horror story, it adds a mass amount of horror to the story when a character is about to get into trouble and the author creates suspension. However, I disagree with his views on some horror stories including a character that morphs into a monster. I think that there a few stories surrounded on this idea and defining the genre as whole as monster-like horror changes the impression of horror stories all-together. ]]> 2016-11-15 01:32:13 UTC https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137593354 https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137596410 Russell believes that the horror genre cannot be just put specifically in the monster category. I agree with that in a way. There are monsters visible and mental monsters. In many books including for example, Dracula he is a monster, but in a book like Jekyll and Hyde it seems more about fighting a mental monster. I also agree with the fact that our suspense level is increased thanks to previous knowledge about Horror. This means if you've ever watched a horror movie and said don't go in the closet you know that something bad will come along with that action. I don't agree with what Russell says about Horror stories taking places in abandoned houses, damp cellars, and dark forests. Some take place in a cellar but "made to look like a home". I don't agree with the supernatural thing. I think in horror most of the time we use supernatural occurrences to get the audience pumped up and get them to continue reading the story. In general I have very different opinions of what I think is horror and what he thinks of horror.]]> 2016-11-15 01:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137596410 https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137597956 2016-11-15 02:07:05 UTC https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137597956 https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137599028 Russell explains in her Literary Criticism that suspense is really what makes the horror genre so scary. The author explains that suspense is created when a reader knows that a character should not be doing a specific thing due to prior knowledge. For example, If an author describes a house as old, dark, brisk and creepy in the beginning of the book, as soon as a character walks in, it creates anticipation and tension in the reader because he/ she automatically expects something to happen. I agree with Russell because suspense is one element of literature that provokes tension and anticipation, which keeps the reader reading to find out what will happen next.]]> 2016-11-15 02:18:41 UTC https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137599028 https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137600961 Russell believes that we shouldn't classify horror novels by their characters since they are all different from every book. I disagree with him and think that we should classify horror novels by their characters because they do play a big role in the element. I agree wit his idea that tension with a character doing something risky causes us to feel more suspense and causes us to want to continue reading. I never realized that having more knowledge on what might happen causes suspense because we can anticipate what is going to happen. Russell mention that while we are reading a horror book we might almost believe that what it is happening is real or can be. I think that this is very trues and find myself getting scared at night when I hear scary noises due to the horror book I am reading "The Shinning". ]]> 2016-11-15 02:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137600961 https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137605559 Russell's has a strong opinion about the genre of horror. He believes that these stories are mostly about good v. evil and that the novels shouldn't be classified by their characters because they are all different in each book. It was easier for me to understand his opinion because of textual references that really helped me. I agree with his point that these novels are very much based on good vs evil because that is what the horror genre describes as the evil trying to hurt the innocent or good. I disagree that I think these novels should be classified by their characters because they show the true meaning and "horror" of the novel. ]]> 2016-11-15 03:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137605559 romyperetz https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137704914 Russel beileves that suspense is created by the character doing something they are not supposed to do and the people watching the movie or reading the book can anticipate what is going to happen. I completely agree with what Russel is saying because this builds suspense. Specifically when i am watching a horror movie and someone goes into that house that you can assume that the bad guy is in there and the minute he goes into the house and the bad guy pops up we are still scared even though we anticipated this. The author also says that writers and directors can make us think that something is going to happen but then tricks us and brings something completely different. ]]> 2016-11-15 13:39:01 UTC https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137704914 parkermaier34 https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137708500 Russell's ideas specify that suspense and dramatic irony fuel horror. When someone comes into an old attic, it creates suspense and fear of something going to jump out. The dramatic irony creates more suspense. We may know that the character walking up to the attic is going to meet something horrific.I agree that suspense can be used to make someone fear what's in the attic. When it's paired with dramatic irony, it can really make someone jump.]]> 2016-11-15 13:46:53 UTC https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137708500 laurenruth25 https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137929324 I agree with Russel's ideas. Russel expands beyond what you typically think is horror and questions it, but still stays with the theme of the genre. The idea of suspense in a horror story or even a movie is important as she covered. I also agree with the idea that she has that the setting is important to the genre of horror, and most of the time when it takes place in an old house, creepy attic, a forest at night, and the liar of the evil monster we understand that this horror/scary. I believe that because of the setting a sense of suspense comes into place. That suspense really can make or break the story. ]]> 2016-11-15 22:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/carissanolla/Horror1/wish/137929324