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June 20, 2011 By 8 Comments

The romance genre started with Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, which is about a young woman who was orphaned and fell in love with her boss only to have obstacles in the way. Since then the romance genre has progressed into what it is today. It has more of a focus on the sexual aspect of a relationship rather than the courting aspect. There are novels that do focus on the courtship and love between a couple, but sex is always a part of the novel. Paranormal romance novels have been raising in popularity for many years now. A common trademark for paranormal romances is the inclusion of vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters and demons as well as Greek gods and goddesses in the case of Sherrilyn Kenyon. Paranormal romance finds it roots from Goth fiction. Paranormal romance includes literary traditions of fantasy, science fiction and horror.

Paranormal romance has been around for a while, but with the rise of movies like Underworld, the intrigue of stories with vampires, demons, werewolves and more are becoming more popular. Between the years 2002 and 2004 publications of paranormal romance shot to 170 per year. Paranormal romance is considered the fasted growing sub-genre of romance novels. It blends contemporary living with magical being and powers being our imagination. Many authors include elements of suspense and mystery along with the romanctic elements. Most fantasy and science fiction novels focus on setting and the alternate worlds they create, but with paranormal romance the focus is on the underlying romance, as much as the alternate world.

In the first romance novels creatures like ghosts and other supernatural beings were a part of the storyline as warnings of something terrible or to represent danger, or even to add a spooky atmosphere to the story. They were not the actual characters themselves. Many myths and literary stories about gods and goddess talk about the gods themselves conquering evil, and small indiscretions. But with paranormal romances take the stories to another extent such as Sherrilyn Kenyon who puts a twist on the actions of gods and goddess as well as their children; and their love affairs. Many times the women become the heros within the novel, or become a part of a team with their lovers.

The Dark Hunter series is written by Sherrilyn Kenyon. It revolves around the children Greek gods and goddess and the demons they control and attempt to control. Dark Hunters are supposed to be the hunters of Artemis. Kenyon intertwines demons, Daimons, vampires, gods goddess and humans into a sexy series that draws her readers in. Her paranormal romances draw in readers of all kinds from truck drivers to police officers to students. There is something for everyone. She also has written the Dream Hunter series, Sea Wolves (as Kinley MacGregor) and many more. She is one of the best selling paranormal romance writers. Kenyon’s writing is hot and passionate even when the scenes aren’t sexual. She has a way of making her readers relate to the characters even if they are paranormal characters. I personally wasn’t sure of the romance genre, but Kenyon is one I would read.

Anya Bast is another wonderful paranormal romance author, who also writes erotic romance novels. Bast’t novels focus more on witches and the power they control, as well as vampires and other paranormal characters. Kenyon and Bast have one thing in common, which is typical with paranormal romance: the female main character becomes the hero in one way or another. She becomes part of a team with her love interest or she saves her love interest from the big bad, or even from himself. She is probably more known for her erotic romance novels. Some other authors who write in the paranormal romance genre are Lindsey Sands, J.R. Ward, and Christine Feehan.

Paranormal romance novels is something that will be around for a while. The more people become fascinated with the paranormal the more demand there will be. As well as long as there are authors like Anya Bast and Sherrilyn Kenyon keep writing novels the way they do there will be a following of readers who will want more of their writing. As long as there are stories of vampires, werewolves, demons and more people will be interested in the paranormal romance genre.

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Exploring links between paranormal activity and mental illness

June 20, 2011 By 1 Comment

The idea that experiences of paranormal activity is linked to mental illness is not a new idea. People who see things that others don’t see or hear things that others don’t hear are, more often than not, going to be seen as something other than normal. While it’s true that mental illness can indeed lead someone to believe they’re having an experience of paranormal activity, this doesn’t necessarily mean that everyone who believes they’ve experienced the paranormal is indeed mentally ill.

One of the most important links between paranormal activity and mental illness comes right from the diagnostic criteria for some mental illnesses. For example, hearing voices is one of the symptoms of schizophrenia, as well as many other mental illnesses. Thus, when someone hears a voice, they immediately qualify for one of the criteria for those particular diagnoses.

However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that the person is mentally ill, either. There are more than just a single criteria for mental illnesses. The fact that a person hears a voice (or believes they hear a voice) doesn’t automatically guarantee an illness. All it means is that they heard a voice. There are many things that can cause this type of experience.

It’s tempting to assume, therefore, that anyone who hears a voice must either be mentally ill or have had a paranormal experience. This isn’t the case either. It is entirely possible (and, in the eyes of many, probable) that an otherwise sane individual may experience a momentary sensory hallucination brought on by anything from a bad burrito to an ear infection. That person may come to believe they’ve had a paranormal experience, and it may lead others to believe the person is mentally ill. In all reality, the person may just have had indigestion.

This, of course, doesn’t mean that there are no paranormal experiences. It also doesn’t mean that there are. It also doesn’t mean that every mentally ill person, whose mental illness includes hallucinations or hearing voices as one of the diagnostic criteria, will experience those particular symptoms.

In the end, the whole question of a link between paranormal experiences and mental illness are only peripherally related. In fact, it’s probably best to create a divide between the idea of paranormal experiences and mental illnesses. The link that exists is tenuous, and in many cases, completely irrelevant. The real question – the question of how the individual interprets a given event, is what will help determine whether the event was paranormal, psychological, or even neither.

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Paranormal Activity 2 Review

June 20, 2011 By 17 Comments

Paranormal Activity 2 review

If you saw the first Paranormal activity watch the Paranormal activity 2 as soon as possible is worth it.

The movie really scared me even noticing the thing about paranormal activity 2 really messed with your head like psychologically it makes you think that its actually happen.

If you like the first paranormal activity you will love the paranormal activity 2.

The story of Paranormal activity 2 is the family experience a couple of breaks in their house and they install the security camera and that’s how they capture the paranormal activity.

The Family living the house is the Father, wife, daughter, baby and the dog. Now the woman is Katie sister if you remember the part 1 Katie mention she has a sister.

In term of scary tactic you cannot anticipate what will happen. Expect anything anytime because it will go in to freak you out.

Overall they did a great job doing this film. Expect lot of twist and turn expect a lot of shock.

Cast of Paranormal Activity 2

Katie Featherston – as Katie

Sprague Grayden

Molly Ephraim

Brian Bolden

This movie is now shown in theatres worldwide

 

Genre: Horror

Running Time: 1 hour 28 minutes

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Scariest film ever

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