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    Why We Crave Horror Movies” – A Summary In “Why We Crave Horror Movies”‚ Stephen King theorizes that everyone is mentally ill to some degree - some people just hide it better than others. King’ tongue in cheek observation is offered with a touch of humour to alleviate the discomfort which the reader might feel if at any time there was the thought that this actually might be true. Horror movies‚ like scary stories and thrilling amusement park rides‚ allow us to challenge our fears‚ to

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    In the essay‚ “Why We Crave Horror Movies” Stephen King attempts to explain why we love horror movies‚ and he gives a few different reasons why people go to see horror movies. People want to show that they are not scared; people want to have fun; but the main reason that he suggests is that we are insane and we need to watch horror movies to keep that insanity locked up in society. He uses a variety of argumentative strategies and literally decides to prove his thesis. On the other side‚ King surprised

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    Fallacies in “Why We Crave Horror Movies” By Stephan King Last‚ night I was alone by myself‚ with no one to talk to or cook dinner for. I was alone and bored at the same time. Well‚ I decided to watch a horror film on Netflix. I try not to go to sleep during a movie but this time I did. In the essay “Why We Crave Horror Movies” author Stephen King tells us about why we love violence

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    Why We Crave Horror Movies In the essay “Why We Crave Horror Movies” by Stephen Kings‚ Kings claims with some comical examples that “we’re all mentally ill.” In my personally opinion he is absolutely right. Everyone in this world is mentally ill‚ only the level is different. People’s unusual behaviors are the proof of such illness. Kings says that we watch horror movies to “reestablish our feelings of essential normality.” These movies are the source of some kind of fun and extensively help to satisfy

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    Feeding Our Gators: A Response to Stephen King’s Why We Crave Horror Movies Stephen King writes very accurately on how we‚ the public‚ desire the need “to put away our more civilized and adult penchant for analysis and to become children again” by watching a horror-themed movie. In the article Why We Crave Horror Movies‚ written by Stephen King and published by Playboy Press in Chicago‚ Illinois in 1981‚ King suggests that horror fiction meets an important and critical human need that endeavour

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    Almost every young person craves horror movies and roller coasters Once a person reaches a certain age‚ their craving for horror movies decreases. King believes everyone is mentally ill‚ but those who are outside the asylums hide it better. People pay to watch new horror movies to feel the adrenaline. If a person does not have an interest in horror movies‚ then they have a replacement to feel the adrenaline such as roller coasters. Horror movies or roller coasters can make a person insane‚ but keep

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    Bethany Adams English 1010 Nicholas Bush 11.30.10 The Insanity Within Why do we crave horror movies? Stephen king was asked this same question in an interview that was published in a Playboy magazine in 1981. King replied “we are all mentally ill” (1) and “to show we can”(3). King expressed his views on both sides stating that we all are guilty of acting mentally ill‚ and that we all simply enjoy watching horrifying movies. Both of these statements are true‚ but not necessarily accurate. King did

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    Roller Coaster of Horror As we analyze Stephen King’s essay “Why We Crave Horror Movies‚” we come across his essential reasons as to what gives us the ambition and motivation to insist watching horror movies. In a way Stephen King is correct; one way or another we all are mentally ill to a point. No one is perfect‚ and we all do strange things. Some people are perfectionists when it comes to how they do things; some have a habit of talking to themselves‚ and others just do strange things like

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    essay‚ "Why We Crave Horror Movies" by Stephen King the author tries to prove that the modern day horror movie is are relief of violence‚ are fix of adrenaline and fun‚ and also something that can dare the nightmare. In a lot of ways these things can be related to real life situations. My relief of violence is playing video games‚ and my fix of fun and adrenaline is when I play football‚ and something that dares my nightmare is when I challenge my brother. In the essay‚ "Why We Crave Horror Movies"

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    What are the issues‚ obstacles‚ or people that the main characters deal with in the book? What are the significant quotations of the book? Choose three to five sentences that are vital to the story and explain why they are essential. Explain which chapter of the book was your favorite and why. What was the author’s main idea in the book (which will likely be implied)? Turn in by e-mail (wignerd@wbu.edu) and in class Due December 2‚ 2013 before 11:00AM CT

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