1. “Why We Crave Horror Movies” By Stephen King

2. Nickname: “The King of Horror” an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction.horrorsuspensescience fictionfantasyfiction His books have sold more than 500 million copies and have been made into many movies. He is known for novels such as Carrie, The Shining, The Stand, It, Misery, and the seven-novel series The Dark Tower, which King wrote over a period of 27 years.CarrieThe ShiningThe StandIt MiseryThe Dark Tower Who is Stephen King?

3. Who is Robert Redford? American actor, film director, producer, businessman, model, environmentalist, philanthropistactorfilm director producerbusinessmanmodel environmentalistphilanthropist Founder of the Sundance Film Festival.Sundance Film Festival He has received two Oscars: one in 1981 for directing Ordinary People, and one for Lifetime Achievement in 2002.Ordinary People

4. Who is Diana Ross? an American singer and actressAmericansinger actress During the 1960s, she helped shape the Motown sound as lead singer of The Supremes, before leaving the group for a solo career on January 14, 1970.Motown soundThe Supremes Since the beginning of her career with The Supremes and as a solo artist, Ross has sold more than 200 million records.

5. Who is Leonard Nimoy? American actor, film director, poet, musician, and photographer. Nimoy's most famous role is that of Spock in the original Star Trek series 1966-1969, multiple films, television and video game sequels.Spockthe original Star Trek series His character of Spock generated a significant cultural impact and three Emmy Award nominationsEmmy Award

6. Questions to Ponder While Reading: What is the author’s argument (thesis)? What evidence does the author give to prove this argument? Do you agree with the author’s argument?

7. Post-Reading Q’s: Journal #12 1.State the author’s thesis (main argument). 2.Make a list of the 3 most convincing pieces of evidence that the author provides. 3.How does the author address the opposite point of view in this essay? 4.How does the author use the symbol of an alligator to strengthen his argument? 5.Do you agree with the author’s argument? Explain why or why not.