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    Ever since I watched my first horror movie with my friends I have been hooked on watching them. From watching Halloween to the Shining with my friends‚ watching scary movies really bring us together because that’s mostly all we talk about. In order for a horror movie to be considered great‚ they should have certain characteristics. The first characteristic for any horror movie to be considered good‚ the movies must include a crazy killer. One movie that includes a crazy killer is A Nightmare

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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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    Logical 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

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    people enjoy a fine horror film. The feeling of being scared comes naturally when watching a fearsome movie. However‚ one has to ask‚ what is it about horror that people enjoy? They are aware that watching these types of movies will make them scared‚ but most people still go watch these movies and essentially pay to be scared.What is it about these movies that drive others to go see them? In Stephen King’s essay‚ “Why we Crave Horror Movies‚” some causes of why people watch horror movies because there

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    Many things come to mind when people allow themselves to think about horror movies. Most may experience the feeling of butterflies in their stomach for fear or just pure excitement‚ but where does that fear or excitement come from? One might say that it is the anti-social instincts of horror that we all have hidden and festering deep down inside. A great horror author Stephen King once said‚” that watching a horror movie helps us control the anti-social instincts we all have inside”. Some people

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    We all tend to procrastinate and waste time doing something else other than what we should be doing or just to help pass time by. This often happens when we are having difficulty doing something or when we are just wanting to be occupied by something. Some like to watch television or get onto their phones but personally‚ the best way I waste time is browsing through different types of websites. A type of website that I use to waste time are shopping sites because it is like eye candy for me. There

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    Movies have been praised as the ultimate art form; combining photography‚ motion‚ visual arts‚ acting‚ music and writing to create a dream-like experience. If movies are dreams‚ then horror movies are nightmares‚ and if they are nightmares‚ then why do we watch‚ create and enjoy them? Unfortunately‚ this burning question has yet to receive a universal answer‚ although the movies themselves‚ the brain’s activity and the multiple theories are all clues pointing towards the explanation of humanity’s

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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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    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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    Why We Need Horror Movies

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    Allen English 100-010 04/08/2013 Why We Need Horror Movies In “Why We Crave Horror Movies‚” Stephen King writes about horror movies‚ why we like them‚ and the purposes they serve us. One of the main reasons he makes in his essay is that he believes that there is a dark and sinister side to all people that craves to see the suffrage and despair of others and that this is why we need these movies. King says that these particular kinds of movies are good in the way that the purpose they serve

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