By Nate Feldman
Why do We Crave Horror Movies, An Essay by Stephen King
Vocabulary:
1.
Mentally
ill = someone with mental problems
Asylum = a place for mentally ill people
Squinch = to narrow your eyes and make a disgusted expression
Grimace = An angry expression
To dare = to challenge
Depleted = lessened; weakened
Reactionary = someone who wants things to return to a previous time, not move forward
Menaced = terrorized
Lynching = killing someone in public without the authority’s approval
Penchant = tendency to do something
Free rein = complete freedom
Let loose = released
Exalted = praised
Positive reinforcement = telling someone they did things correctly
Remonstrance = a strong protest
Morbidity = the condition of being diseased
Discussion:
*What makes you grimace or squinch?
*What kind of behavior should be exalted?
*What are things that menace people?
*What is something people have dared you to do?
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