Horror. Not many will think of this and be relieved. Some may stress at the thought of sitting and watching a scary movie. However, some get excited. They enjoy watching and getting scared. In Stephen King’s essay “Why We Crave Horror Movies”, he states that people like horror films because they are “mentally ill”. He says that by watching these movies, people feed into their darker side so they can continue to be normal. People are then some what suppressing the negative side of the human condition. So while many may think the horror genre is a bad influence on people, King’s ideas are accurate because horror films give psychic relief and can make on feel better.
As King argues, horror is important because it can help bring psychic relief. People are able to “lapse into simplicity, irrationality, and even outright madness”(King 2). People do not get a chance to do this often so when there is an opportunity, they take it. Those who disagree may say that watching these movies and getting into the darkness of those stories would do anything but make a person brighter or better. However, horror movies can be related back to roller coasters like in King’s essay (1). When people ride …show more content…
These emotions are the emotions King calls “anticivilization emotions [and] they demand periodic exercise”(3). These emotions refuse to go away, so people feed them horror movies or sick jokes just often enough so they don’t “starve”, or take control. Although those who oppose this idea may say that feeding into those dark feelings too often will result in being overcome by them, people are able to resist things that they seriously enjoy. When given the choice between a healthy food option and an unhealthy option, most people’s immediate reaction would be the unhealthy option. However after thinking about how it will affect them, they’ll choose the healthier
As King argues, horror is important because it can help bring psychic relief. People are able to “lapse into simplicity, irrationality, and even outright madness”(King 2). People do not get a chance to do this often so when there is an opportunity, they take it. Those who disagree may say that watching these movies and getting into the darkness of those stories would do anything but make a person brighter or better. However, horror movies can be related back to roller coasters like in King’s essay (1). When people ride …show more content…
These emotions are the emotions King calls “anticivilization emotions [and] they demand periodic exercise”(3). These emotions refuse to go away, so people feed them horror movies or sick jokes just often enough so they don’t “starve”, or take control. Although those who oppose this idea may say that feeding into those dark feelings too often will result in being overcome by them, people are able to resist things that they seriously enjoy. When given the choice between a healthy food option and an unhealthy option, most people’s immediate reaction would be the unhealthy option. However after thinking about how it will affect them, they’ll choose the healthier