1. 34. HORROR “Horror stories are tales of primal instinct and fear.”
Horror uses alarm, dread, and panic to examine people’s fears and nightmares

2. Horror stories are important because they examine our darker impulses, fears, and evil human behavior. Horror stories allow an outlet for people who love to SCREAM!

3. Horror literature has many famous examples.
Edgar Allen Poe wrote tales of horror about murder, revenge, and death. Even though his stories are 100 years old, they are still popular today.

4. Horror in Film
Alfred Hitchcock directed horror films such as Rear Window, The Birds, Psycho and North by Northwest.

5. Horror has given us great characters.
Dracula
Frankenstein

6. There are even horror children’s stories.

7. Horror will always be popular because people’s instincts of fight or flight have not changed for thousands of years.

8. Do you like to be scared? What is something you like to do that scares you?
Every culture has a tradition that scares little children? What is something scary in your culture?
BRAINSTORM

9. Writing #34: What are horror stories why are they popular?
(Define) Horror stories are________________________________. (Explain) Horror stories are important because ________________ _____________________________________________________. It is good to explore people’s fears because ___________________ ______________________________________________________. (Example) Some famous examples of horror stories are _______________, _______________, and ____________ . (Describe) Horror stories will always be popular because ___________________________________________________. One thing I do that scares me is ____________________________ I like it because _________________________________________.