week 7

"Why We Crave Horror Movies " By Stephen King

     Although I completely disagree with Stephen King's essay "Why We Crave Horror Movies". I do admire his style of writing he uses humor by using a joke a "sick " one but a joke anyway and sarcasm  that appeals to the reader and makes it easy to understand his point of view. Through his use of creepy and grim visuals which he is known for the reader can connect to him through imagination.
     He draws us in with his attention-grabbing first line "I think we're all mentally ill" (King). He then goes on to describe people talking to themselves, making faces, and having fears so we as readers can correlate his claim. He is saying we watch horror movies to keep the sanity under control "well fed, but under control"(King).
     As I have said not everyone likes or craves horror movies or thrill rides, bodies being cut up, dead people being fed raw meat it is not their thing and to claim we all do is an opinion not a fact.
     Some people are not adventurous at all, and not only that but if a person does fall under one of the categories he describes doesn't mean a person's mental status should be questioned. Some people are fearful but we do not know their reasoning. People sometimes talk to themselves so they can evaluate a thought or make faces for fun, does that make them mentally ill.
     I am not crazy about horror movies. I do watch them but for pure entertainment, he maybe right when it comes to some people on why they watch horror movies , but not for me. I do not have a dark side and I do not have to "keep the gators fed" in my world.