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    (1): Classification 2013.12 Different Types of Horror-film Viewers Horror films have always been a popular genre among the movies. You might wonder: If the film is so scary and terrifying‚ why are people still willing to spend time and money to be frightened? What are they thinking when they are watching? Generally speaking‚ these people can be divided into three categories depending on their different motivations. The first type of horror movie fan is ‘’Excitement seekers’’. This kind of

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    The Representation of Women in Horror Films Traditionally‚ women in horror films are portrayed as damsels in distress that need to be rescued by male dominant characters in order to survive or live. They are weak‚ innocent and fragile that have absolutely no strength to fend for themselves. Women in horror films are also portrayed with no initiative – they always have to follow some kind of male dominant leader – and don’t have much personal perspective or opinions. Throughout the years since the

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    In "Everything You Need To Know About Writing Successfully — In Ten Minutes‚" Stephen King describes all the process of how to write a good paper and a great essay. Stephen was born in Portland in 1947‚ and he started to write stories since he was a child.       The boundary of his interest about writing began when he found a box of horror and science fiction novels in his aunt’s house.       Since this event‚ he has had writing many novels‚ series‚ short stories‚ novellas‚ and screenplays that were

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    In Stephen King’s raw and fascinating novel Carrie‚ the author exercises vivid details‚ creates striking characters‚ and includes a suspenseful plot. This is what keeps the reader interested and horror-struck. An example of vivid details is on page 123 where the author describes Carrie’s prom dress. “The dress itself was nearly floor length. The skirt was loose‚ but the waist was snug‚ the material rich and unfamiliar against her skin‚ which was used to only cotton and wool.” This excerpt is significant

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    Horror films were created to make the audience feel emotions of fear and terror into their lives as well as making it entertaining for people to watch . Horror in general effectively centres on the negativity of reality‚ the thought of monsters‚ death‚ pain and blood makes a regular sane human being squeamish. Even though they are made to play on our worse fears‚ our worst nightmares yet somehow people always wish to watch these types of films‚ making it one of the most successful genre of films

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    Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King is a memoir that documents his life experiences that has shaped his as a reader and writer. Not only is it just memoir but it is a guidebook‚ that King relays his advice to aspiring writers. King’s purpose of his book is very clearly stated while at the same time it is vague. He makes it obvious that it is a book about writing‚ yet he never directly tells the readers what is the correct way or the right way to write. This is because Stephen King is trying to help the

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    bumps and cold chills down their backs and major negative effects on the brain. I. What causes people to watch horror movies? A. People watch horror movies to fulfill a need for excitement. B. People tend to live through the movie and forget their duty-bound lives. C. People are attracted to the known and the predictability in movies. II. What are the effects of horror films on people? A. One person’s thrill and interest is another’s demise. B. Research has shown that the brain can perceive

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    Author: Stephen King. This book is the first book I have read by this author.I am going to read more books by him. Genre: This book is a horror fiction which most of King’s books are categorized in. I have never read any books by Stephen King but I plan on reading more. This book was a great entrance book to Stephen King written books. Title: “The Long Walk” makes you wonder what is the walk about and what makes it so long. It caught my eye when I searching for a book by this author to read. It fits

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    Leadership is what the main character Clay has that makes him a survivor Leadership is not a position it`s earned by an action which proves one worthy In the novel Cell by Stephen King‚ clay shows great leadership qualities in his quick decisions and how much he cares for others. “Let’s break into his house and steal all his guns‚ we can’t fight without guns anymore they outnumber us now” (King 106).

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    The two movies I viewed were Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist‚ which were both directed by Tobe Hopper. Both films displayed the general rules horror films generally follow through the use of horror film genre conventions. For instance‚ both movies follow the good verses evil story lines and in each the end does ultimately win. However‚ this is not entirely true in Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The friends represented the good and the chainsaw carrying monster and his family portrayed the evil

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