Stephen King and Why We Crave Horror Movies Essay

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    also is why we crave horror movies is so we can get scared and prepare ourself for if it happens to us. Stephen King is correct when he claims that we are all mentally ill and crave horror because we are trying to prove that we are not afraid that we can get through it, Humans crave horror to have fun, and that if we are insane then we are no better than the other men that do it to. The first reason that people crave horror is because we are trying to prove that we are not afraid that we can get

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    threats to your body this protection is known as fear. When we touched a hot pan along with burning ourselves now we will not do that repeatedly for fear of being burned. Mr. King states, three claims that we go to horror movies to have fun  also we go to feel normal then at last, we go to face our fears but is that genuinely true? For the fun of the massacre, That's a reason we go to horror movies. We go to see the horror scenes that we would think could never happen to us, but you are intrigued

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    also is why we crave horror movies is so we can get scared and prepare for yourself if it happens to us. Stephen King is correct when he claims that we are all mentally ill and crave horror because we are trying to prove that we are not afraid that we can get through it, Humans crave horror to have fun, and that if we are insane, then we are no better than the other men that do it too. The first reason that People crave horror is because we are trying to prove that we are not afraid that we can get

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    of Horror movies Many people would say that their favorite way to have fun is to go to a beautiful beach and build sand castles or hang out with their friends at the mall. But for me, put me in a dark theater with a murderous psychopath on the loose threatening teenagers and I am happy. I am a lover of horror movies. This is something that I don’t always tell people, because it seems kind of weird to enjoy being scared and grossed out by lots of blood and gore. But in fact, I love horror movies

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    Bradfield MWF 11:10-12:00 PM 20 January, 2016 Why We Crave Horror Movies Response In Stephen King’s essay, “Why We Crave Horror Movies,” the author exemplifies a present-day approach to thinking about the genre of horror. King offers three explanations for why people go to see horror films: to psychologically relieve ourselves, to exercise our fears, and to establish our feelings of essential normality. He claims that watching horror films is not just a trend, but a necessity to fulfill our

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    scream, don’t we all crave the feeling of seeing other people get killed? That is one of the reasons why we enjoy the horror genre. Some may think that horror films are horrifying, but people still watch them because we like the emotional release that it provides, satisfying the cravings that we have for it. In Stephen King’s essay, “Why We Crave Horror Movies,” he claims that people crave the adrenaline rush that horror gives us. He believes that humans need the relief that horror films bring. No

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    Stephen king wrote an essay called “Why We Crave Horror Movies.” Stephen King is a bestselling novelist. He is a great author to some people. In this essay he writes about how people watch scary movies and do scary things to show they are not afraid. He also says that people enjoy these things. He says that people like blood, murder, and serial killers. He talks about how society rewards certain emotions and looks down on other emotions. He says that we all feel the emotions that society looks down

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    A Horror Movie Reasoning

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    A Horror Movie Reasoning “Why we Crave Horror Movies” is an essay written by the most popular horror author, who works included Carrie (1974), The Shining (1977), The Dead Zone (1979) and Misery (1987), Stephen King. The excerpt originally came from his book “Danse Macabre.” “Why we Crave Horror Movies” was originally published in Playboy Magazine in 1981. The essay was an explanation of why King felt that people craved horror movies. He goes into great detail throughout the essay and gave various

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    The Love for Horror A vampire was peeping through my window. How many of us can believe we saw something unnatural during our lifetime? The love for horror is something most of us crave. Stephen King wanted to capture his audience with the understanding of horror movies, he is basically telling his readers why people are so intrigued by watching horror movies. He states that maybe we are all mentally ill; despite turning away when we face or see horror we still become intrigued. For example

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    Humankind is absolutely insane, and everyone is mentally ill. “Why?” is an appropriate question that can and will be asked, well, it’s because the enjoyment and pleasure that people as a whole receive from watching others menace and writhe in pain. It is a perfect reflection as to why the human race craves horror. Not many people oppose the idea of going out to watch a horror movie, from the sheltered protection that comes from the outside of the screen. Casually munching on some butter-dripping

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