Horror is quite the popular genre. But why? Stephen King answers this question in his essay, “Why we Crave Horror.” He claims that we go to show that we aren't afraid, to re-establish normality, and to have fun. He argues that it acts as a catharsis for anticivilization emotions that are still present in the human condition. While many may believe the horror genre is unenjoyable, King’s ideas are still accurate because primitive, anticivilization emotions that need to be fed, still exist within the human mind.
First, we go to show that we aren’t afraid. As King says, we go to show “that we can ride [that] roller coaster”(1). He also describes it with “twists” and “plows,” like how a horror movie has plot twists and surprises. The idea behind
First, we go to show that we aren’t afraid. As King says, we go to show “that we can ride [that] roller coaster”(1). He also describes it with “twists” and “plows,” like how a horror movie has plot twists and surprises. The idea behind