Silence Of The Lambs
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THE  The novel The  by Thomas Harris is said to fall under the genre of psychological horror. The stories that fall under the genre of horror include a few essential elements: a villain or one seen as evil to create an initial story line. The foil is the next element; a foil is a person who tries t ....          
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....  therefore the idea of psychology and horror are able to go together and become one. This essay will prove that The  is indeed a psychological horror according to the five criteria above along with other sources. The first element to a psychological horror is a villain, and the villain is The  is Mr. Jame Gumb. He is a white male in his mid thirties, "most serial killers are white male, unemployed, intelligent and experience financial difficulty."(Bonata, 3) Gumb is all of these things ....          
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