Be Very Afraid: Writing Horror
Be Very Afraid: Writing Horror The Horror Genre holds an interesting place in media. Alongside roller-coaster rides, it is something sought out and praised for its ability to chill and frighten. The found-footage haunted house movie, Paranormal Activity, had a profit return of over 500,000%. There is horror that is loved for its camp-value, […] READ MORE |
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Folklore From Around the World: Latin American Folklore Pt 2
Xlibris Publishing returns with part 2 of Folklore From Around the World: Latin American Folklore. La Llorona Few figures combine sorrow and dread in Mexican folklore like La Llorona, her story known and feared throughout Hispanic culture, reaching all the way back to Spain. While there a numerous variations to the tale, the core […] READ MORE |
Folklore From Around the World: Latin American Folklore
In this entry of Folklore From Around the World, Xlibris Publishing explores Latin American folklore, that from the cultures and countries making up Central and South America. The intermixing of countless cultures, native and colonial has produced a varied array of folktales and figures. The Armadillo’s Song A legend from Bolivia goes, there once […] READ MORE |
4th of July: The US Presidents Before George Washington
You’ve more than likely heard of George Washington, the First President of the United States. But did you know there were other presidents before him? George Washington became the first president under the US Constitution in 1789, but prior to the Constitution’s ratification the newly independent states operated under the Articles of Confederation. Under the […] READ MORE |
Heroes and Villains: Inspector Javert Pt 2
Xlibris Publishing returns with part 2 of Heroes and Villains: Inspector Javert. Why does Javert do what he does? The author, Victor Hugo, has described Javert as an ultimately tragic figure. Javert’s aggressive and even destructive pursuit of Jean Valjean is not sourced in malice but in qualities that together can be admirable in […] READ MORE |