The Cubanology OP/ED Blog: Why Stephen King Made Me Love/Hate Horror

In the essay “Why We Crave Horror Movies,” Stephen King argues that we are all insane and those of us that have managed to stay out of the asylums are just able to hide our insanity a little better than the rest. King notes that, via a system of punishment and reward, we are conditioned as infants to behave in a way that often suppresses our instincts as rational beings. Congeniality towards others (a little girl giving her aunt a kiss) merits praise; antisocial or downright hostile behavior (cursing out an unnecessarily nitpicking third grade teacher) merits a spanking. This reality manifests itself cyclically — generation in, generation out. Over time, we realize that despite our parents’ best efforts, one’s darker side never really goes away; it just quietly bubbles in our sub-conscience, devoid of any nurturing or observation, taking a shapeless form of its own….Read More

Short URL: http://cubanology.com/home/?p=4640

Posted by Jose Reyes on Feb 3 2011. Filed under Current News, OP/ED Articles, Post To Slider. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.