1. King (2010) describes Horror as being defined through three basic elements. Explain, using references, what these three elements are. Think of a horror story you’ve read/watched/heard that makes use of all three of these elements and show how King’s definition is at play in that narrative.
The 3 main Elements of Horror as Defined by King (2010) are horror, terror and revulsion. He talks of terror using the example of HP Lovecrafts, Henry S , Robert Blog and Ray Bradbury’s work as terrifying collections. With Horror being more of the classics Frankenstein & Dracula. Without forgetting Revulsion which he includes with Freaks which is about carnival freaks which even though he has never been to a freak show he can understand.
I cannot personally think of anything that would encompass all three but things i can currently watched that encompass each would be Mist (2007) which isn’t Horror but is more Terror where the slow realization that help may not come as they tree to escape on their own only for in the end the main character feels the dread of having killed his son and the others in the vehicle only to be saved moments later. The Revulsion comes when in the Pharmacy scene they enter and talk to a Military Police member who had eggs hatched inside him only for them to start hatching and leaving his body while he was still alive. Horror may have been when they finally left the store and could not see in front of them the unknowing of what creatures were in the fog.
References:
King, S. (2010). Danse macabre. https://blackboard.aut.ac.nz/bbcswebdav/pid-5320793-dt-content-rid-12699647_4/institution/Papers/ENGL602/Publish/Stephen%20King%20Danse%20Macabre%20reading%20%281%29.pdf.
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