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I argue that reading Brain on Fire as a hypertext that creates a multilinear structure focusing on both the personal first-person …

Aarseth argues that cybertexts such as hypertexts and adventure games “centers attention on the consumer, or user, of the text, as a …

While the famous jump scare uses sudden sounds and images to frighten audiences, this is not the only technique that authors and …

Bram Stoker’s Dracula is dangerous, not only because of his supernatural powers, but through his ability to use language to manipulate …

Nnedi Okorafor’s Who Fears Death is the story of Onyesonwu, a girl who is an outcast from her tribe due to her status as a Ewu, a …

Moreau’s Beast Folk use language in a way that raises the fear of human degeneration. Moreau is able to use science on animals to …

While it may appear that Through the Looking Glass is a series of random events, but reading Looking Glass though the cognitive lens as …