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Carrie White (Stephen King)
Carrietta Nadine White is the title character and protagonist of American author Stephen King's first published 1974 horror novel, ''Carrie''. In every adaptation and portrayal of ''Carrie'', she is portrayed as a high school outcast, bullied, slandered and abused by students and even her own mother Margaret, an unstable religious fanatic. She also has telekinetic powers that confuse and frighten her, and fuel Margaret's conviction that her daughter is possessed by the Devil. Novel Carrie White is blonde-haired with brown eyes, slightly overweight, shy, lonely, and isolated. She is severely bullied at school. Her widowed mother, Margaret, is a mentally unstable religious fanatic who beats her daughter and throws her into a "prayer closet" whenever she does something that her mother thinks is sinful. When Carrie gets her first period on the floor in the girls' locker room, Carrie panics; she does not know what is happening as Margaret never taught her about menstruation. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrie (novel)
''Carrie'' is a 1974 horror novel by American author Stephen King. Taking place in Chamberlain, Maine, it revolves around Carrie White, a friendless, bullied high-school girl from an abusive religious household who discovers that she has telekinetic powers. Feeling guilt toward harassing Carrie, Sue Snell invites Carrie to the prom with Tommy Ross, but a humiliating prank during the prom by Christ Hargensen leads to Carrie destroying the town with her powers. The narrative contains fictional documents in approximately chronological order that present multiple perspectives on the prom incident and its perpetrator. ''Carrie'' deals with themes of ostracization and revenge, with the opening shower scene and the destruction of Chamberlain being pivotal scenes. King started writing ''Carrie'', intended to be a short story for the men's magazine ''Cavalier'', after a friend's suggestion about writing a story of a female character. Though King initially gave up writing ''Carrie'' due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Fiction
Horror is a genre of fiction which is intended to frighten, scare, or disgust. Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror, which is in the realm of speculative fiction. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon, in 1984, defined the horror story as "a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... which shocks, or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing". Horror intends to create an eerie and frightening atmosphere for the reader. Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for larger fears of a society. Prevalent elements of the genre include ghosts, demons, vampires, werewolves, ghouls, the Devil, witches, monsters, extraterrestrials, dystopian and post-apocalyptic worlds, serial killers, cannibalism, cults, dark magic, satanism, the macabre, gore and torture. History Before 1000 The horror genre has ancient origins, with roots in folklore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment Weekly
''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture. The magazine debuted on February 16, 1990, in New York City. Different from celebrity-focused publications such as ''Us Weekly'', ''People'' (a sister magazine to ''EW''), and ''In Touch Weekly'', ''EW'' primarily concentrates on entertainment media news and critical reviews; unlike ''Variety'' and ''The Hollywood Reporter'', which were primarily established as trade magazines aimed at industry insiders, ''EW'' targets a more general audience. History Formed as a sister magazine to ''People'', the first issue of ''Entertainment Weekly'' was published on February 16, 1990. Created by Jeff Jarvis and founded by Michael Klingensmith, who served as publisher until October 1996, the magazine's original television advertising soliciting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheryl Blossom
Cheryl Marjorie Blossom is a fictional character of the Archie Comics universe. She is a wealthy teenage girl, the privileged daughter of a businessman. The live action version of Cheryl is portrayed by Madelaine Petsch in '' Riverdale''. History and character Cheryl Blossom was introduced in 1982 in ''Betty and Veronica #320'' as a third love interest for Archie Andrews, but she and her twin brother Jason disappeared two years later. In the 1980s, when a number of alternate universe series were published, Cheryl was a minor recurring character in the short-lived title '' Archie's Explorers of the Unknown''. She appeared as Blaze Blossom and would brief the Explorers on their missions. The character was reintroduced into the main continuity and Archie Andrews' life during the " Love Showdown" four-part series in 1994. During the series, Archie receives a letter from Cheryl which states she will be returning to Riverdale. Archie, infatuated with girls as always, decides to keep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Night To Remember
A Night to Remember may refer to: Film, literature, and television * ''A Night to Remember'' (1942 film), an American mystery comedy starring Loretta Young and Brian Aherne * ''A Night to Remember'' (book), a 1955 book by Walter Lord about the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' ** ''A Night to Remember'' (''Kraft Television Theatre''), a 1956 live television performance on NBC ** ''A Night to Remember'' (1958 film), a British adaptation of Lord's book, directed by Roy Ward Baker * "A Night to Remember", a 1985 episode of ''The Raccoons'' * "A Night to Remember" (''Mad Men''), a 2008 episode of ''Mad Men'' * " Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember", a 2018 episode of ''Riverdale'' Music Albums and DVDs * '' A Night to Remember: Pop Meets Classic'', a 2003 concert DVD by Sarah Connor * ''A Night to Remember'' (Joe Diffie album) (1999) * ''A Night to Remember'' (Evergrey album) (2005) * ''A Night to Remember'' (Cyndi Lauper album) (1989) * ''A Night to Remember'' (Johnny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madelaine Petsch
Madelaine Grobbelaar Petsch (born August 18, 1994) is an American actress and YouTuber. She is known for portraying Cheryl Blossom on The CW television series '' Riverdale'' and Marissa in ''F the Prom''. Early life Petsch was born on August 18, 1994, in Port Orchard, Washington. At the age of three, she began dance classes, and two years later enrolled in theater classes. Petsch's parents are from South Africa, and she spent the first ten years of her life dividing her time between South Africa and the state of Washington. She attended the Tacoma School of the Arts and relocated to Los Angeles after graduating. Petsch has one older brother. Career Petsch appeared in a national advertising campaign for Coca-Cola in 2014. In February 2016, she was cast as Cheryl Blossom in The CW's '' Riverdale'', having been pinned for the role since late 2015 after meeting the casting director, who was at the time working on ''Legends of Tomorrow''. The series began filming in September of tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telepathy
Telepathy () is the purported vicarious transmission of information from one person's mind to another's without using any known human sensory channels or physical interaction. The term was first coined in 1882 by the classical scholar Frederic W. H. Myers, a founder of the Society for Psychical Research (SPR), and has remained more popular than the earlier expression ''thought-transference''.Glossary of Parapsychological terms – Telepathy – . Retrieved December 19, 2006. Telepathy experiments have historically been criticized for a lack of proper controls and repeatability. There is no good evidence that telepathy e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Nolan (character)
''Carrie'' is a 1974 horror novel by American author Stephen King. Taking place in Chamberlain, Maine, it revolves around Carrie White, a friendless, bullied high-school girl from an abusive religious household who discovers that she has telekinetic powers. Feeling guilt toward harassing Carrie, Sue Snell invites Carrie to the prom with Tommy Ross, but a humiliating prank during the prom by Christ Hargensen leads to Carrie destroying the town with her powers. The narrative contains fictional documents in approximately chronological order that present multiple perspectives on the prom incident and its perpetrator. ''Carrie'' deals with themes of ostracization and revenge, with the opening shower scene and the destruction of Chamberlain being pivotal scenes. King started writing ''Carrie'', intended to be a short story for the men's magazine ''Cavalier'', after a friend's suggestion about writing a story of a female character. Though King initially gave up writing ''Carrie'' due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Desjardin
Miss Rita L. Desjardin is a fictional character created by American author Stephen King in his first published 1974 horror novel ''Carrie''. In the 1976 film adaptation, the character was renamed Miss Collins and portrayed by Betty Buckley. In the 2002 and 2013 versions, she was played by Rena Sofer and Judy Greer, respectively. She was renamed Miss Lynn Gardner in the musical and portrayed by Darlene Love (1988) and Carmen Cusack (2012). Novel As the story begins, Miss Desjardin secretly feels the same disgust everyone at Ewen High School feels for Carrie White, believing Carrie to be a religious fanatic like Carrie's mother Margaret. However, when she sees Carrie being humiliated by the other girls in the locker room after gym class for her reaction to her first period, she realizes that it is the girl's first menstruation and that Carrie is oblivious to what is happening to her; Desjardin feels sorry for Carrie and wonders why Margaret never taught her about it. Desjardin wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Snell
Susan D. Snell is a fictional character created by American author Stephen King in his first published 1974 horror novel, ''Carrie''. She is a popular teenage girl dating Tommy Ross. After tormenting Carrie White in the locker room, Sue begins to feel remorse for her actions. She asks Tommy to do her a favor and take Carrie to the prom in an attempt to make Carrie feel accepted and to ease her own conscience. In this, she has been described as the " godmother" in King's "dark modernization of ''Cinderella''". The disaster that takes place at the high school prom is set in place when Tommy accepts. Sue also appears in the 1999 film sequel, '' The Rage: Carrie 2'', played by Amy Irving reprising her role from the 1976 film version of King's novel. Novel In the novel, King uses commentaries by Sue Snell as one of his innovative narrative techniques to tell Carrie's history. Sue is a popular student at Ewen High School. When Carrie breaks down emotionally after having her first per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Hargensen
''Carrie'' is a 1974 horror novel by American author Stephen King. Taking place in Chamberlain, Maine, it revolves around Carrie White, a friendless, bullied high-school girl from an abusive religious household who discovers that she has telekinetic powers. Feeling guilt toward harassing Carrie, Sue Snell invites Carrie to the prom with Tommy Ross, but a humiliating prank during the prom by Christ Hargensen leads to Carrie destroying the town with her powers. The narrative contains fictional documents in approximately chronological order that present multiple perspectives on the prom incident and its perpetrator. ''Carrie'' deals with themes of ostracization and revenge, with the opening shower scene and the destruction of Chamberlain being pivotal scenes. King started writing ''Carrie'', intended to be a short story for the men's magazine ''Cavalier (magazine), Cavalier'', after a friend's suggestion about writing a story of a female character. Though King initially gave up wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menarche
Menarche ( ; ) is the first menstrual cycle, or first menstrual bleeding, in female humans. From both social and medical perspectives, it is often considered the central event of female puberty, as it signals the possibility of fertility. Girls experience menarche at different ages. Having menarche occur between the ages of 9–16 in the west is considered normal.US National Health Statistics Report September 2020 Canadian psychological researcher Niva Piran claims that menarche or the perceived average age of puberty is used in many cultures to separate girls from activity with boys, and to begin confinement as a woman and future wife. The timing of menarche is influenced by female , as we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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