Evil comes in many forms

In the writing Why We Crave Horror by Stephen King he states several reason to why we crave to watch Horror in our life. In the movies Misery by Stephen King and The Doll directed by Dan Curtis, I will explore the reasons Why We Crave Horror written by King and confirm two of the points with examples from the movies. Additionally, I will explore the parallel relationship between the two movies.
When watching the two movies, it is hard to decipher similarities initially. However if you dig into the content further you can pick out some likeness between them. For instance, the opening of the box with the doll in The Doll and the opening of the satchel in Misery both represent objects of obsession. Additionally, the door being locked in both movies symbolizes the desire for control of the situation. Another example is the use of knives as a primitive weapon, in the two movies, to try and free themselves from captivity. Finally, the roller coaster ride of emotions in the two movies. In The Doll, Amelia goes from happy when the movie starts and she is proud of the gift she has bought for her guy friend, to angry and sad after talking to her mother and canceling here date with her friend. In Misery, you find similar emotions from both of the main characters; Annie shows the most emotion when reading the manuscript Paul had with expresses gratitude for being rescued by Annie then to anger when he realizes he was being held captive.
The text King has written states, many reasons as to why we crave horror. I plan to correlate his idea to, “show that we can, that we are not afraid, that we can ride the roller coaster”, to the emotional roller coaster of the two main characters (King1). In The Doll, Amelia starts the movie as a very happy ...

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...e on exploration. He lies in bed trying to perfect his actions when it is time to proceed with his plan. His second attempt would come later on after he has trained with his typewriter to strengthen himself. In the end it would be a fight to the death between both characters.
In his writing King has come up with numerous reasons as to why we crave horror in society today. I have explored the movies The Doll and Misery to find examples towards what King has written in his text. These are only two out of hundreds of movies you could find examples in to confirm King’s statements. The correlation between King and the movies are very distinct. You have the “potential lyncher”, “the roller coaster ride” of emotions and the keen similarities between them all. In the end you could find many forms of evil to depict his statements and the craving of horror in our society.