Showing posts with label Norman Bates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Norman Bates. Show all posts
Sunday, April 28, 2019

Ed Gein Jokes: A Bizarre Example of Gallows Humor

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Copyright 2019 by Gary L. Pullman After his father's death, Ed Gein (1906-1984) was reared by his mother, a religious fanati...
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

The WHO?, WHAT?, WHEN?, WHERE?, HOW?, and WHY? of Horror: A Sampler

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copyright 2014 by Gary Pullman WHO? : A motel owner; the devil; a writer—what is scary about some is what they are by nature, in...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

The Horror of the Incongruous

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copyright 2007 by Gary L. Pullman When something is deemed incongruous, it is (if not amusing) often horrifying. We are not shocked or ...
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Writing the Murder Mystery

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Copyright 2011 by Gary L. Pullman Typically, the story starts in media res , with the discovery of a body. Early on, perhaps in ...
Sunday, November 21, 2010

Ironic Endings

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Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman In “Spectral Forms,” a chapter of The Gothic Vision: Three Centuries of Horror, Terror, and Fear ,...
Saturday, March 27, 2010

Metaphorical Enhancements

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Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman In his excellent study of cinematic metaphor, Metaphor and Film , Trevor Whittock lists various types of f...
Monday, March 16, 2009

Reversals of Fate and Fortune

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By Gary L. Pullman People--and, therefore, their images and likenesses, fictional characters--seek to acquire that which they lack. This is ...
Sunday, July 27, 2008

Subliminal Horror

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Copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman “Subliminal” refers to text, images, auditory statements, or other objects or props that escape one’s ...
Monday, June 2, 2008

Purposeful, Frightening Scenes

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copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman The largest part of a story is an act. Acts are made up of scenes. Scenes, in turn, are made up of inciden...