Tompkins Ms. 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
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Most 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
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Feeding Our Gators: A Response to Stephen King’s Why We Crave Horror Movies Stephen King writes very accurately on how we‚ the public‚ desire the need “to put away our more civilized and adult penchant for analysis and to become children again” by watching a horror-themed movie. In the article Why We Crave Horror Movies‚ written by Stephen King and published by Playboy Press in Chicago‚ Illinois in 1981‚ King suggests that horror fiction meets an important and critical human need that endeavour
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jump‚ as their two children also scream and run back upstairs. How do horror movies affect these children‚ and should they be allowed to watch these type of movies? Although horror movies create things from nightmares and health effects‚ to negative stereotypes and adult themes‚ they also help children through health benefits‚ facts of life‚ and the ability to face their fears upon watching the movie. Throughout the ages of horror‚ humans have enjoyed these types of films due to adrenaline‚ and what
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Movies: Why the fascination? Why are we as a society so fascinated with horror? There is evidence found throughout the history of every culture around the world depicting evil and terror in various forms. Chilling stories of ghosts‚ demons‚ and the waking dead have been retold around campfires. There have been numerous tales of strange creatures‚ shape shifters‚ and various monsters that have been passed down from generation to generation. It seems to be an insatiable urge that is shared
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The Effects of Horror Movies on Children By Timothy Sexton‚ eHow Contributor The implicit‚ and often explicit‚ intention of horror movies is to scare people. The fright engendered by horror movies can have residual psychological effects for years. Two studies‚ "Tales from the Screen: Enduring Fright Reactions to Scary Media" and another‚ funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)‚ both concluded that exposure horror movies may have long-lasting adverse effects on children. 1. Anxiety
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to avoid ghosts‚ goblins and other spooky decorations. But some people go even further‚ seeking out horror movies and convoluted haunted houses that are designed to scare the living daylights out of them. What possesses people to seek out experiences that make them tremble with fear? Enjoyment likely comes not from the fear itself‚ experts say‚ but from the physical and emotional release that follows scary situations. For some people‚ the urge to feel fear also represents one manifestation of a sensation-seeking
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it about scary movies that is so appealing to us? Of course‚ cinematic fear is fleeting. It cannot touch our surface of reality. Therefore‚ we love horror movies. Fear is a popular and common theme in books and movies. But in reality‚ fear hardly touches many of our lives. It is a distant feeling that we mentally grasp but emotionally are oblivious to. Horror movies temporarily create that emotional experience without devastating consequences. there are a lot of kind of horror movies and here i am
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watching horror movies may produce negative psychological effects‚ horror movies can be some people first choice for entertainment. Referring to the essay “Why We Crave Horror Movies” by author Stephen King‚ who stated that “When we pay our four to five bucks and seat ourselves at tenth-row center in a theater showing a horror movie‚ we are daring the nightmare.” People are always thrilled to go see horror movies in the theatres without thinking of the consequences. One of the main causes of people wanting
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“Why We Crave Horror Movies” – A Summary In “Why We Crave Horror Movies”‚ Stephen King theorizes that everyone is mentally ill to some degree - some people just hide it better than others. King’ tongue in cheek observation is offered with a touch of humour to alleviate the discomfort which the reader might feel if at any time there was the thought that this actually might be true. Horror movies‚ like scary stories and thrilling amusement park rides‚ allow us to challenge our fears‚ to
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