The King of Horror MoviesThe Writing BrigadeStephen King Research Paper Outline1. Introductiona. Short biography b. Thesis Statement: Stephen King uses many different elements to scare his readers. Elements include supernatural elements, real-life scenarios, and fear of the unknown.2. How substance abuse and a childhood accident affected Kinga's creativity. Heavy drinkingb. Heavier drugs Intervention and sobrietyd. Watching one of his friends get hit by a train3. Use supernatural elements. The Tommyknockers use aliens and mind controlb. Carrie uses things like witchcraft and supernatural powers.4. How stories that include real-life situations can scare us.a. AngerI. Repercussions from RageII. Removal from print5. Fear of the unknown and things that “collide in the night”a. Gerald's Game6. Suspenseful writing with a very descriptive tone. Autopsy Room Four: A man lies on the table awaiting the living autopsy, unable to scream. Writing styleA. ToneB. Use of wordsC. Emphasis8. ConclusionThe Write BrigadeHorror FilmsThe King of Horror FilmsFor such a successful writer, Stephen King truly had no secrets in his writing style. King credited free writing with his best ideas. He also has a very concrete way of looking at his fame. Stephen King would read for four hours and then write for four hours or until he reached 2,000 words. In an interview with Time magazine, King called this his nine-to-five approach and that he "worked until beer o'clock." When asked where his ideas came from, King often responded, “I have the heart of a little boy. . . And I keep it in a jar on my desk. Furthermore, he doesn't have a single particular way of writing horror, and what often strikes the most terror in his readers is the sheer amount of detail portrayed...
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