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    The article "Why We Crave Horror Movies" by Stephen King examines the popular trend of attending horror films and he explains several explanations for this craving behavior. King claims that attending these gory films is not just a trend; he believes that it is a necessity. As a result‚ King claims that we need/crave horror movies for various basic reasons. First‚ he suggest we need to view these horror films to fulfill our basic need for entertainment and excitement. Also‚ we need to view these

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    element of life that allows your business to strive? Well in Why We Crave Horror Movies Stephen King did and today were going to talk about why. Maybe he had a need to express a personal belief. Then again he could have tried to expose a part of everyone’s psyche that is often hidden from one another. Or maybe he is offering a semi-logical excuse for him to publish such horrendous stories. I will end this paragraph with how he started his “ we are all mentally ill: those of us outside the asylums only

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    Why we still crave in horror movie when we are scare? In Stephen King’s Article it mention three main points. The first one is showing our courage‚ that we are not afraid in horror movie. It doesn’t mean that we don’t scream. In contrast‚ we scream when the roller coaster twists through a complete 360. Horror movie just like roller coaster‚ if it can’t make us scream only means the movie is not excited enough. The second one is to ensure that we are normal. To confirm that although we are

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    Why Horror Films Rule the World? More and more horror seekers are willing to line up to buy tickets for a scary movie and sit in the front of the screen to watch with blood and terror‚ all to enjoy the intense experience of being afraid. Scary films provide a terrifying experience of fear in many moviegoers; however‚ not everyone is willing to take time to enjoy the feeling of being scared and such‚ instead viewers reject horror movies because they do not want to spend money to feel afraid‚ threatened

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    Effects Of Watching Horror Movies It is a proven fact that people love to be scared by horror movies. Some of the most horrified faces are portrayed in the best horror films of Hollywood‚ which are much liked by people. They simply love to watch the repulsive aliens and the blood dripping down the horrifying face. Watching such scary flicks‚ just for entertainment‚ is quiet acceptable‚ provided you do not empathize the suations depicted in what you have watched. This is a sign of caution‚ as you

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    WATCHING SCARY MOVIES PROVE THE GENRE CAN HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT. There are people who do not want to watch scary movies. Aside from the fact that they can soil their pants; they don’t want to get scared‚ period. They just don’t get the idea that being scared and entertained can occupy the same zip code. Surprise‚ surprise‚ surprise! Watching a scary movie has its benefits; more than just being entertained it can have a positive effect on your health and well-being‚ READ ON. **SCARY MOVIES CAN MAKE YOU

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    We have all experienced those feelings we get when we sit down to watch a horror movie. We feel that little adrenaline rush when we see a character in a movie trying to escape a knife-wielding-psycho that is endlessly chasing them and we feel that jump out of your skin feeling when the evil guy suddenly pops into the scene from out of nowhere. Then the movie ends‚ you sigh a breath of relief that it’s over and there is nothing to be scared of. But did you know that there are a few movies out there

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    The Horror in Movies Life is full of common and expected but yet‚ very frightening situations‚ events‚ or circumstances such as natural disasters‚ wild animal attacks‚ been aggravated by violent individuals‚ strange and chronicle illness or situations that threaten the safety or people’s life. There are also other events that rarely occur in people’s lives but are even more frightening because there are mysterious and dark beings involved. Humans know very little about these entities and the

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    Devonne Waters Ron Guthrie EH-101 5 Dec 2012 Attracted to Terror Horror movies are known as adrenaline boosters. People go to see the movie just to boost their heart rates. For example‚ a couple arrives at the movie theatre ready to see the newest Michael Myers movie. At the beginning of the movie tension is built to get the movie viewers ready to meet the main attraction‚ Michael Myers. When he finally comes into the movie the movie viewers’ heart rate starts to rises‚ because they are either

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    Movies: Why the fascination? Why are we as a society so fascinated with horror? There is evidence found throughout the history of every culture around the world depicting evil and terror in various forms. Chilling stories of ghosts‚ demons‚ and the waking dead have been retold around campfires. There have been numerous tales of strange creatures‚ shape shifters‚ and various monsters that have been passed down from generation to generation. It seems to be an insatiable urge that is shared

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