Duality in Human Nature as represented by the films Nosferatu, Vampyr, and Dracula In film, as with any art, one must read between the lines a bit in order to fully understand the multitude of possible represented social values, beliefs, or ideologies present within certain works, and more specifically, which ones are unique to certain genres. Certain genres work better to present certain ideas. ... In horror films many of these themes appear again and again, throughout the genre. ... Such is the case with the films Nosferatu, Vampyr, and Dracula. ... In this film shadows become an extr...

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Both films obviously tell the classic story of the mummy and its curse, but several differences exist. ... The location in the Sommers version never changes; the entire film takes place in Egypt. ... These changes in the plot are not the only things that separate the two films. ... Sommers addresses this problem with the aid of modern technology and by changing the genre of the film completely. ... By today's standards if the film is not about a human psycho killer then it just isn't freighting enough to be considered a horror film. ...

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The representation of women in horror In the 3 earlier films, "the bride of Frankenstein" (whale, 1933), "Dracula" (fisher, 1958) and "Psycho" (Hitchcock, 1960) the women are very stereotyped. ... The female character in "Alien 3", although less stereotyped in appearance in comparison to the females in the other films, she still is second-class to men. ... Her is dark short and quite greasy, this shows she doesn't care about her appearance very much, unlike the other female characters in the earlier films. ...

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Stoker also relied heavily on the conventions of Gothic fiction, a genre that was extremely popular in the early nineteenth century. ... Over two hundred "Dracula- films have been shot, thousands of novels and short stories written, and countless references made. ... This image made popular in 1950's "B- films. ... The character evolved in a sense films began to portray the evil count in a new perspective. ...

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Nowadays, he is a famous American screenwriter, film and television producer, director, comic book author, composer, and actor. ... Furthermore, his favoured genres are Science fiction, supernatural drama, comedy-drama and superhero stories. ... Unfortunately, the film had limited success even though his script had. ... Many of the details given in the film differ from later television series. ... The vampires in the film die like humans, while in the television show they turn to dust. ...

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For over a thousand years, mankind has always feared the world of the unknown. Fear has always been man's most primal instinct since the dawn of time. Their irrational fear has led them to extreme paranoia and a strong feeling of hatred for anything that is unfathomable. But first, what exactly is ...

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The Life of Vlad Tepes, otherwise known as Vlad Dracula, is a life shrouded in mystery and terror. Dracula was born in 1431 in Transylvania; a western Romanian principality bordered by the Carpathian Mountains. His mother, the Princess Cneajna, schooled young Vlad. His father, Vlad II was given the title of Dracul by King Sigismond of Hungary. The name Dracul means "dragon" and was awarded to his father for his valor in defending the Catholic Church against the onslaught of the Ottoman Turks during the fall of Constantinople. ...

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