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Stephen King Why We Crave Horror Movies Summary

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In the passage “Why We Crave Horror Movies,” author Stephen King claims that people watch horror movies in order to satisfy the natural evil that resides in all of us. Kings claim is proven to be true while regarding people who like horror movies. Kings claim is also biased because he fails to represent people who do not enjoy horror movies and feel no need to watch them. In his writing, King claims that there is a natural malice that resides within everyone. King argues that emotions and fears lead us to do certain things and control what we do. King argues that “we are all insane” and we all possess a different degree of insanity. King claims that everyone is insane and that emotion driven and derived from fear “demands its own exercise”
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