Danse Macabre by Stephen King
Danse Macabre by Stephen King According to Stephen King, in order for horror to actually be horrifying it needs to touch us in some way, and it does so by finding the vulnerable points within us and applying pressure there. These points are psychological, such as mortality. King also states that horror's aim is to reduce us to the child state, to make us feel as vulnerable as we did when we were children, when we took everything at face value and believed everything we were told or were presented with. He goes on to say that horror helps us to deal with our real life terrors, and that it also reaffirms life. When we are scared we know we are alive. But also being afraid helps us to examine what is important to us in life. In Danse Macabre , King traces horror through the mediums of radio, TV, film, and novels around the mid-twentieth century. It examines the cultural causes for the popularity of various horror elements, styles, and themes. King discusses how radio and novels are ...