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 we may
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
watching movies, but one of the most acclaimed genres of films is horror. Horror and slasher films are claimed to escalate many vile emotions to its audiences. Viewers are consumed with all the calamity and violence that they witness in these kind of films. In Stephen King’s essay, “Why We Crave Horror Movies,” he examines the main reasons why people are obsessed with watching horror films as well as the effects it takes on them and society as a whole. Moreover, the most predominant reasons for why moviegoers