Monday, October 9, 2023

Master's Reading and Writing, "Why do we Crave Horror Movies," essay by Stephen King

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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