Why We Crave Horror Movies

A short paper I wrote for my English class...
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By:  Me : )

The Last horror movie I saw was Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3. I saw this movie because it was the week of Halloween and most of the HBO channels were playing horror movies.

I think people like being scared by horror movies because they know it’s not real, and just a movie. I also think that someone might want to test there limit and see how scared they can get before they say enough and leave. It also maybe a curiosity if everyone’s talking about the latest horror movie. Sometimes people will go see a horror movie with friends.

Stephen King thinks that we go to see horror movies because we can and that were trying to be brave and show that were not afraid. He also says that’s it helps to re-establish the feeling of essential normality. These movies are also here to go and have fun and enter a fairytale world where it can provide a psychic relief. King also thinks it’s like the form of sick jokes in that it appeals to a little bit of all of us inside.

I agree with Stephen King because I think there is some sick humor in all of us and that people get a thrill from being scared by a horror movie. I also think that once people are done being scared that can talk about their fear and laugh about it among their friends. It also can show what types of horror movies someone might like to watch, like the classic monster movie like Frankenstein or the new movies coming out today like Rob Zombie’s Halloween.



Tiger LCD Games

Back in the 90's I had several tiger electronic handheld games, but I distroyed them all, well more like took them apart cause I wanted to see what was inside. I was interested in the background pictures. So it's something I wish I didn't do. Now the only way to get them back is to buy them on Ebay.

Tho with all the classic games going online, Snes, sega, nes, N64, etc.. you would think that handheld games would be all over the place in emulator form and online playables... well so far just this site:

http://www.pica-pic.com/ and they don't have everything

here are some of the backgrounds to some of my old games:


Batman: The Animated Series



The Shadow

Batman Forever



Power Rangers 



Batman & Robin



I had two more Batman games, like a wrist watchs from Batman, and Batman Returns, battleship game, ninja fighter, goosebumps, and a sonic game...  which I could only find this one...

Batman Returns wrist watch