Showing posts with label dream. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dream. Show all posts
Thursday, January 27, 2011

Bits & Pieces: Dean Koontz--Please, Someone (Anyone)! Stop Him Before He Writes Again!

›
Copyright 2011 by Gary L. Pullman Dean Koontz has done it again: in What the Night Knows , he's written yet another novel wi...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Total Institutions and Horror-as Metaphors

›
Copyrigh 2010 by Gary L. Pullman Many horror stories take place in total institutions. A total institution is a self-contained world that ...
2 comments:
Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Quick Tip: Make Your Villains Both Timely and Timeless, Both Particular and Universal

›
Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman The nature of a monster is determined partly by the sociopolitical and cultural milieu of its time. It ...
Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Hieroglyphic Horrors

›
Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman When images are used symbolically, to suggest identities, situations, statuses, or other qualities, condit...
Tuesday, April 15, 2008

How to Haunt a House: Part I

›
copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman Ed Gein's house, a haunted residence if ever there was one! Think of the haunted house stories and no...
Saturday, March 8, 2008

Fear: A Cultural History: A Partial Review and Summary, Part 2

›
copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman In Fear: A Cultural History , Joanna Bourke summarizes emotionology, or the study of human emotions, which...
Sunday, February 17, 2008

Everyday Horrors: Nightmares

›
copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman We’re not sure why we dream or what, if anything, dreams mean. Some believe that they are nothing more tha...

Everyday Horrors: Skeletons

›
copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman Be honest! Would you feel a bit squeamish touching a human skull or handling a human skeleton? If you’re n...
Thursday, January 31, 2008

The Guide to Supernatural Fiction: A Review (Part I)

›
copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman In the “Preface” to his massive tome, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction , Everett E. Bleiler of Kent State...
Sunday, December 23, 2007

Dream Monsters

›
copyright 2007 by Gary L. Pullman People may disagree as to whether the idea of dream analysis or interpretation has any real value or signi...
1 comment: