It is undeniable that there is an underlying feature to horror films‚ that makes it so fascinating to its viewers. Robin Wood argues that the relationship between normality and the monster is the essential subject of the horror film (71). More specifically‚ it is seeing the monster‚ the abnormal‚ demolish the norms that oppress us which serves as the main appeal to horror films; a secret‚ albeit satisfying wish fulfilment. This idea is exemplified through The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (The Texas Chainsaw
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Having the horror genre gives us a chance to escape reality. Humans go through so many things everyday. Working‚ going to school‚ taking care of kids‚ finishing deadlines‚ and even cleaning up the house. Lots of people say that it isn’t stressful‚ but doing all of it in a single day can be a real challenge. In order to win the challenge we have to take a short cut. Anything from the horror/ gothic genre can be that short cut. According to Stephen King in “Why We Crave Horror Movies‚” and Carina Chocano
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A Craving for Horror: Based on the Works of Stephen King Stephen King’s work asserts macabre and grim moods to support that we are intrigued by horror films because ‘we’re all mentally ill’ (King‚ “Why We Crave Horror” 1). King uses “Strawberry Spring” to provide the reader a rush to show “that we are not afraid” of whatever grim scenes are to follow (King‚ “Why We Crave…” 1). He opens the story with a narrative of Gale Cerman’s death in which the narrator describes the unusually spine-chilling
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When you see a movie or a TV show at home‚ your mind may think a certain character‚ like the one portrayed by Tom Cruise in Top Gun‚ is a really brave soul. Bravery is not in fact what it is perceived to be. The term bravery does not necessarily mean becoming John Rambo or putting your life on the line. The real definition is when you stand up for what you believe is right‚ even with major fear. It means completing your righteous voyage despite a painstaking journey and possible demise. One
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Over the weekend‚ I watched a movie called “horror story” (2013)‚ which was a film based around people of India. The movie was about seven young adults who decided to spend a night in an abandoned haunted hotel. It was a great movie but I couldn’t avoid the social psychology term stereotype. In the movie‚ the characters ranged from athletic‚ attractive looking men‚ to beautiful‚ innocent females and the sexy (whore-like) females. The stereotypical characters died in the order of the typical horror
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Horror can make you scream and cry‚ yet we alway come back asking for more. Scary Tales by Jackie Torrence is about scary stories being good for children. I disagree with her because horror can give you blood clots‚ nightmares‚ and paranoia. To begin with‚ scary stories can give people blood clots. According to http://hellogiggles.com/horror-movies-bad-for-health/‚ a study was done on the movie Insidious‚ which gave people higher levels of coagulant factor VIII‚ which can create blood
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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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This film completely sets the stage for old time horror. It’s corny‚ yet it somehow feeding us that nostalgic classic theme we crave. Zombies have recently gained popularity in our culture‚ and one can’t brag until the’ve seen ’Night Of The Living Dead’. This 1960’s classic is what began it all for the zombie front. Keeping with the theme of our online course‚ I wanted to try to find the inspiration to this film. The idea perhaps lending itself toward the use of power‚ fear‚ or control harnessed
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Why do people have such a strong opinion on horror movies? Anybody you ask about horror are only going to say 2 things about it. People either love horror or hate it‚ and People who love horror can usually understand why people don’t like horror. But when it comes to the people who don’t like horror‚ they have no clue why someone would want to submit themselves to such tragedies. Steven king has proposed three reasons that people love horror‚ and they are to face our fears‚ to feel normal‚ and to
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The Guy Fawkes Night‚ Bonfire Night or even the Firework Night – the events on 5th of November have many names. The annual commemoration of the night is one of Britain’s most beloved holidays. Bonfire Night is such an appeal story for its quirkiness and its attitude. The plot to blow up the House of Lords and the celebrations afterwards for King James I’s survival has captured the imagination of Brits. To this day‚ we gather to burn effigies‚ set off fireworks and celebrate with our friends. If
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