Lon Chaney, Sr.

documented prosthetic was in the 1909 book “The Art of Theater Make up” by Cavendish Morton, who when transforming himself into the character Falstaff used silk attached to a wig, nose paste, spirit gum, crepe hair and greasepaints. By the 1920’s Lon Chaney was recognised for his ingenuity of make-up and was known as “The Man of a Thousand Faces” as he had the ability to change his appearance into any character he was portraying. For example when in the film The Phantom of the Opera he used wire to

A towering two headed monster rips the statue of liberty off of its stand in one hand, grasping a bloody knife in the other. The heads are those of a distorted Hitler and Japanese leader, dripping blood in a mouth full of fangs. The world is aflame beneath the monsters feet, the only thing holding it back is a glowing hand grasping a wrench with the word “production” plastered onto the side of it. Below this image of total production is a space of blank white with black text that reads “Stop this

As a five year-old, I could sense a supernatural creature always following me. A monster shadowed me during the day and lurked under my bed at night. The monster howled at night, scaring me and ridding me of sleep. Protection from the beast appeared in an unexpected form: my wall. The wall lent its support, muting the monster’s incessant screeches as I pressed my face against it. I was depended on the wall to battle the monster - a threat to my well-being. Ultimately, my relationship with the wall

Problem After assessing the Financial Statements of Xerox Corporation and Polaroid Corporation, is Big City Trust Company going to finance and invest to Auto-Drive Company’s latest product? Will Auto-Drive Company be able to penetrate the market and make an outstanding revenue similar to Xerox Corporation and Polaroid Corporation? Company Background Auto Drive Company Auto-Drive Company is developing Auto-drive- an auto pilot technology installed in cars which makes it impossible for the car to

Have you ever been attacked by a jello? I have, or rather there is a jello attacking me right now. So about, say an hour ago, I woke up in the middle of a big field. I will admit that i found nothing odd about this, I was on a camping trip after all. I had been drinking with some friends and then. This. Hold on a moment, I need to take care of this damn jello monster thing. Right now where was I? Jello monster, empty field, blackout drunk… Right. So I started walking around and found the jello

FRANKENSTEIN In the story “Frankenstein,” written by the author Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein decided that wanted to create a being out of people that were already dead. He believed that he could bring people back from the grave. Playing with nature in such a way would make him play the role of God. With Victor Frankenstein feeling that he had no true friends, the only relief he had of expressing his feeling was through letters to Elizabeth. Elizabeth was not Victors’ true sister but

In 1969 there was a monster that terrorized the Environmental Center in Windom, MN. His name was the Samsquanch. The Samsquanch was 8 feet tall, he had long rotten fingernails, he was very muscular, and had a Gorilla like figure. The Samsquanch lived inside of any tree that was big enough for him to stand in it after he carved it out. He was hungry all the time and ate non stop and would kill for his next meal if he had the opportunity. People often venture into the Environmental Center at night

“Honesty is the best policy”, we have all heard this saying time and time again. From a very young age we have been told lying is frowned upon and yet it seems to be an innate skill rooted deep within us. While basic in nature, telling the truth seems to be an extremely difficult task for the majority of people. Being honest often goes against our natural instinct of self preservation. Those who are able to rise above the temptation of lying and resist the easy way out of uncomfortable situations

Perfume, by Suskind conforms to conventional standards of the horror genre. The author takes advantage of this conformity by making Grenouille into the typical horror genre killer or monster to produce a story with a chilling and dark atmosphere. The author effectively uses both characterization and stylistic features to develop and shape Grenouille’s character into such monster. According to horror conventions a story must have a monster, whether it be a serial killer or supernatural entity “There

The Babadook is a haunting film filled with twists and turns that leave the audience terrified without ever utilizing a single cliché jump-scare. The audience is constantly in a state of dread and fear along with the protagonist. One of the final scenes in the movie shows the protagonist walking into her basement to feed the monster that she keeps down there. The scene is a unique ending that is not commonly seen in horror films. It revolves around implicit meaning and the interesting point-of-view