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    Ellie Warren   1st Hour  Stephen King Interview     Interviewer: “Today a very special guest is coming to visit me. He has over 50 published  novels‚ He has written nearly two hundred short stories‚ most of which have been collected  in nine collections of short fiction and over 50 of those have been adapted into movies or  television shows! Stephen King‚ everyone.”  King: “I’m actually kind of nervous‚ it’s scary as shit being in front of cameras.”  Interviewer: “Well‚ Mr. King. I’d think you’d be used to it by now

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    In An Introduction to the American Horror Film‚ Robin Wood states that “The release of sexuality in the horror film is always presented as perverted‚ monstrous‚ and excessive‚ both the perversion and the excess being the logical outcome of repression.” (Wood 213). By Leatherface showcasing his transgendered identity‚ it is monstrous and is viewed as him being over the top. His scream is very loud and has similarities to that of a women‚ and this correlates with Wood and how he says when sexuality

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    Poltergeist The Poltergeist is a classic horror movie. If you have not already seen this movie‚ then you need to add it to your watch list. There are two movies of Poltergeist the original one which is made in 1982 and its remake in 2015 but‚ I suggest the 1982 movie will gives you real horror experience. the polgerist 2. The Exorcist This story of an innocent little girl possessed by an evil demon. You won’t forget the image of the child’s possessed face‚ or her unnatural body positions. “The

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    is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King. The story follows the exploits of seven children as they are terrorized by an eponymous being‚ which exploits the fears and phobias of its victims in order to disguise itself while hunting its prey. "It" primarily appears in the form of a clown in order to attract its preferred prey of young children wikepideia many people don’t believe in fairytale but sometimes your biggest fear can become true even at a young he or an adult age because of

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    For Stephen King‚ Carrie was a wasted of time‚ he also tossed the first pages in the garbage can. An horror fiction history about about a girl with a crazy religious mother and a lot people who annoy her‚ then she discover that has telekinetic power. Even so‚ his wife thought that it was a good idea and conviced him to continued and sent it to cavallier magazine.As result‚ he recived a telegram telling him that Carrie is a Doubleday’s book and it became the first Stephen King’s published book.

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    the walls‚ unsure if it is dream or reality‚ and characters – that are just “a little too friendly and helpful” – that leave the audience second-guessing who can and cannot be trusted. The film feels all too real to even be considered a horror film‚ which may be why it is one of the most effective horror films ever made. 1. Angles (high‚

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    of the themes used throughout the story had been used in King’s earlier novels. Pete going off on his own adventure is reminiscent of “Stand by Me”. In the story Johnny makes a reference to “Christine” which is another book by King‚ which is about a murdering car. Other King stories that alluded to are “Firestarter” in that Pete likes to burn things with his magnifying glass and he defeats the Station Wagon in this manner. Another aspect that I enjoyed about the story was that there was no lesson

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    Stephen King is perhaps the most widely known American writer of his generation‚ yet his distinctions include publishing as two authors at once: Beginning in 1966‚ he wrote novels that were published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. When twelve‚ he began submitting stories for sale. At first ignored and then scorned by mainstream critics‚ by the late 1980’s his novels were reviewed regularly in The New York Times Book Review‚ with increasing favor. Beginning in 1987‚ most of his novels were main

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    Stephen King: The Highs and Lows of being a Great American Author. Conradt‚ Stacy. “10 Facts About Stephen King.” Mentalfloss.com September 21‚ 2009. -This particular source gives interesting facts about King’s early life‚ including one of the tragic events in his life that lead to his unique writing elements. -This source is going to help me setup the introduction and beginning of my research paper leading into the body of my

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    Chronological/Timeline: Stephen King (Starla) “They’re all gonna laugh at you” Hello my name is Stephen Edwin King‚ I was born in Portland‚ Maine 1947 September 21. My parents married in 1939 July 23‚ and I have an older brother‚ David. My parents divorced when I was just a toddler. I spent a few years of my life going between Indiana and Connecticut until I started living with my mom. I went to Lisbon falls high school‚ and the to the university of Maine. I made my first short story that was

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