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…the dark water in a curious way, and, for as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward―and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and faraway, that might have been the end of a dock…

…into the blue darkness of the open sea. My dad and I had seen the destruction careless boaters could get themselves into, and we did our best to avoid it. That Saturday, though, looked as if it were a perfect offshore fishing day. The sky was clear as glass…

…in the amusement park is filmed at night when it is dark and empty to show what a perfect hiding place it is for Tom and Cecilia. In the next shot, the camera slowly pans across the room at eye level and dollies in on Tom and Cecilia sitting in a carousel chair…

…in a veil of mystery. It is the fear of the unknown, what the reader does not see, what the reader cannot understand about him, that intensifies Dracula’s wickedness. The reader is never allowed a glimpse into the heart, mind or soul of the undead…

…and the house itself of Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher," the conflicting worlds of rationalism and madness are revealed. The setting of the House of Usher is set by the narrator as very dark and melancholy. Upon his approach to the mansion, he confronts…

…the mantle of a serious thespian. Those dubious about Pitt's ability to pull this off in the wake of his attempts in movies such as Seven Years In Tibet and Meet Joe Black will suffer a change of heart after seeing this film. Pitt's male co-star…

…Strike of Dawn Click! I strapped on my harness vest and disappeared into the spooky elevator shaft. I slowly repelled further and further down into the darkness and away from the faint glow of the yellow moon above. The squeaky sounds of the elevator…

…A group of hunters were sailing by Ship Trap Island on Wednesday, August 6th, 2003. The night was thick and dark, "like moist black velvet," described Rainsford. Rainsford was puffing on his favorite brier, when suddenly he heard a faint gunshot. Twice…

…Black Paintings. Predominantly the paintings contained blacks, browns and greys which attested to his dark mood. He died in self-imposed exile in Bordeaux two years later, on April 16, 1828.         The painting "Saturn Devouring his Son" represents…

…As her head rose from her tiny hands, she glared up at the dark figure standing in front of her. The room in which she was sitting was like a cave carved into the side of a tall mountain. It was quite dark, smelt funny and made her feel insecure. Kadie…