Summary: Stephen King, a well known author of horror novels, explains what he believes to be why humans crave the thrill of horror films in “Why We Crave Horror Movies.” King believes that there are many simple and obvious reasons for “daring the nightmare”(559). These are straightforward: because one can watch, or for one to prove to be unafraid. He also believes people watch these films as a way to recreate emotions that had once been normal or to provide psychic relief. King says “We are told
In Stephen King’s essay, “Why We Crave Horror Movies,” he philosophically tries to justify and explain the appeal of shocking stories. Doing so, he brings up “mental illness” three times, each irrelevant to his case, in terms of both reasoning and tone. King starts off his essay with the bold declaration that “[he] think[s] we are all mentally ill”, then going on to describe common quirks that a neurotypical person might imagine are listed in the DSM-IV as symptoms of nonspecific disorders. Of course
Stephen King explains in his essay “Why we crave horror movies,” why people like to watch horror movies and how everyone is a little bit crazy. Everyone has some type of fear whether it be a phobia of grimacing critters or something as simple as being afraid of the dark. He states in the essay,” I think we’re all mentally ill, those of us outside the asylums only hide it better” (559). He states that we can endure the scare and not be afraid, that you can sit in on a thrill if only for just a little
Background Stephen King is the author of the essay, “Why We Crave Horror Movies.” He has written many horror books. Stephen Kind spent part of his childhood in Fort Wayne, Indiana and Stratford, Connecticut. In the end though, he ended up in Durham, Maine. He was constantly moving, and he would then attend the University of Maine. That would be where he would meet his wife, Tabitha Spruce. Today, Stephen King is an established author. He has won many awards and allocates. What advise would he give