American Horrors

Every once in a while everyone enjoys a good horror story, especially Americans. Whether it is a campfire horror story or a TV show, the "occult" has no way of vanishing. The supernatural is something many people are intrigued with, whether based on a true story or completely made up. The occult never fails to entertain or better yet, horrify. Literature, film, and a TV show are just a few ways we can see the occult.

A good American film that we all know is Paranormal Activity. Paranormal Activity uses the supernatural world and engages in some religious aspects. The movie touches on supernatural happenings such as people being possessed and one of the characters being engaged in some sort of which trials. This American story is very well known to connect the supernatural world and religion.










Besides movies, the occult comes in literature. Occult books tend to have an eerie atmosphere which makes the book even more interesting.  The Exorcist is an interesting novel by William Peter Blatty. This book also touches on religion and possession. When young Regan MacNeil is demonically possessed, her parents send out a Jesuit psychiatrist priest to aid her. This dark, twisted novel is one of the many literature examples of an American horror story.

Many other resources also have the same characteristics of and American story. The supernatural and religion are just two of the few aspects that American stories tend to bring and connect with. It's the many cultures and beliefs that truly make up an American story.