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 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?