In his seminal 1949 work The Hero with a Thousand Faces, American mythologist Joseph Campbell introduced the concept of the monomyth, otherwise known as “The Hero’s Journey.” In doing so, Campbell defined the archetypical hero and posited that all heroic stories are based on the same mythological themes. According to Campbell, “A hero ventures forthContinue reading “Top 10 Horror Movie Heroes”
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7 Valentine’s Day Horror Movies
Dwarfed in number by all the Christmas-themed horrors, there are still enough horror movies set on Valentine’s Day to generate an indulgent, satisfying list. Valentine’s Day has its origins in fertility rituals. And as Freud showed us, sex and death are linked (should the two happen simultaneously, there are worse ways to go). Sex and death areContinue reading “7 Valentine’s Day Horror Movies”
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