Comparing King And King's Why We Crave Horror Movies
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Stephen King and Aristotle think that the purpose for literature, specifically horror films, is to help free emotions by exercising them. First, Aristotle and King believe that literature helps us exercise our emotions. In the article Why We Crave Horror Movies, King says, “it may be horror movies provide psychic relief on this level because this invitation to lapse into simplicity, irrationality and even outright madness is extended so rarely.” Aristotle and King both believe that our emotions need an outlet and that the perfect outlet is literature and in King’s case, horror movies especially. Furthermore, both Aristotle and King beleive literature helps us exercise our emotions in one specific way. In the same article as the previous, King