We all have something deep inside of us, that makes us crave horror. Is it true, or is it just a myth that people choose to believe in? In the article that Stephen King had wrote, “Strawberry Spring” he says that the it is apart of the “Human Condition” to have a dark. Stephen King also rightly claims that humans crave horror to face our fears and show that we are not afraid, also to re-establish our emotions or normalcy, and to experience this peculiar sort of fun episode.
In order for humans to face our fears, we face our fears straight on, to prove “that we are not afraid, that we can ride this roller coaster,” (King, “Why We Crave” 1). Stephen King is known to write stories that will give most people a bit of a thrill, considering that Stephen King writes about horror. Although, I have noticed that the young and adolescence are far more interested in this crave of horror than older people. As Stephen King had said in his “Why We Crave Horror” essay, “by the time one turns 40 or 50, one’s appetite for double twists or 360-degree loops may be considerably depleted.” (King, “Why We Crave” 1.) At a …show more content…
For Example, in “Strawberry Spring,” despite all the women being murdered in the story, the experience is a “peculiar sort of fun” (King, “Why We Crave” 2. Humans achieve this “peculiar sort of fun” in many different ways. Such as, TP’ing someone's house on Halloween, and scaring children. Although that would be considered bad from the perspective of an adult, in the eyes of a teenager if was thrilling and exciting. There are more peculiar activities that are known as “fun” in the eyes of some people, it is all apart of the human condition. Sick jokes that Stephen King had told us in the “Why We Crave Horror” essay is also a peculiar fun mostly because it’s about unloading a truckload of dead babies with a pitchfork. Considering that all of us may be insane on the inside, makes us all feel a bit more
In order for humans to face our fears, we face our fears straight on, to prove “that we are not afraid, that we can ride this roller coaster,” (King, “Why We Crave” 1). Stephen King is known to write stories that will give most people a bit of a thrill, considering that Stephen King writes about horror. Although, I have noticed that the young and adolescence are far more interested in this crave of horror than older people. As Stephen King had said in his “Why We Crave Horror” essay, “by the time one turns 40 or 50, one’s appetite for double twists or 360-degree loops may be considerably depleted.” (King, “Why We Crave” 1.) At a …show more content…
For Example, in “Strawberry Spring,” despite all the women being murdered in the story, the experience is a “peculiar sort of fun” (King, “Why We Crave” 2. Humans achieve this “peculiar sort of fun” in many different ways. Such as, TP’ing someone's house on Halloween, and scaring children. Although that would be considered bad from the perspective of an adult, in the eyes of a teenager if was thrilling and exciting. There are more peculiar activities that are known as “fun” in the eyes of some people, it is all apart of the human condition. Sick jokes that Stephen King had told us in the “Why We Crave Horror” essay is also a peculiar fun mostly because it’s about unloading a truckload of dead babies with a pitchfork. Considering that all of us may be insane on the inside, makes us all feel a bit more