period. Stephen King is an outstanding horror writer he started writing professionally in 1974 and has released new books as late as 2008. Stephen King an American author has truly made a significant impact on today’s readers. King can turn marital stress‚ peer pressure‚ or adultery into a terrifying epic that would make your skin crawl. Stephen king was born September 21‚ 1947. Stephen’s birth was a tremendous surprise to his parents as they had been told they could not have children. King witnessed
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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 story that was brought
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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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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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the loving mother. Instead‚ motherhood can likewise revolve around abuse‚ possession‚ monstrosity‚ and hatred. This contradictory role of motherhood is often represented in maternal horror films‚ in which the mother‚ or the female figure‚ is the source of the dysfunctionality and horror within the family. Maternal horror films revolve around the “bad” mothers‚ who are violent‚ anti-social‚ abusive‚ oppressive‚ and dominating. The maternal figure of a “bad” mother challenges the traditional perspectives
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discuss the article Reading to Write by Stephen King. I will examine the ideas he presents by citing the examples he uses. Additionally‚ I will give my own thoughts on his points and provide my own ideas of these topics. Lastly I will explain how I feel his logic not only effectively applies to the topic he is discussing‚ but how it is applicable to any chosen field a person may attempt to become successful in. In his article Reading to Write‚ Stephen King presents the idea that reading is the most
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are all what humans are capable of doing and humans can be very dangerous creatures. Animated dolls have the ability to go through the process of thinking their actions through so‚ are fully aware of what they are about to do next. In most of these horror films these dolls openly said what they are about to do and even gave evil looks to the person. Also‚ “I also think the animate doll taps into childhood fears.” (Keetley) This explains how children actually believe that these dolls come alive at
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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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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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therefore‚ is more of a psychological process that creators of psychological horror often exploit to create horrifying films. This paper investigates the effects of isolation on the mental processes of an individual. It also explores the spectacle of isolation in psychological horror films and looks at the deep-seated mental processes and emotions that form the basis for the genre of psychological horror. The art of using horror stories to instill fear in individuals and caution against isolation a phenomenon
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