Why We Crave Horror Movies. Quickwrite Respond to Stephen King’s essay “Why We Crave Horror Movies” on p. 324. Write a CLEAR THESIS that answers whichever.

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Why We Crave Horror Movies

Quickwrite Respond to Stephen King’s essay “Why We Crave Horror Movies” on p Write a CLEAR THESIS that answers whichever of the following questions applies to you. If you watch horror films, could you relate to some of his reasons? If you don’t watch horror films, do you have a better understanding of why people do watch them, having read this essay? Prove to me that you read and understood the essay by what you write.

“Why We Crave Horror Movies” What are some of the reasons the King puts forward for why horror movies are so popular? As a writer, which of King’s reasons was most convincing or intriguing? What are some of the cultural trends that, according to King, horror movies respond to/push back against? Can you think of any other genres of film/tv/literature that are responding to or pushing back against a particular cultural trend?