The main ways to create the effect of horror (using Stephen King's "1408" as an example)

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The main ways to create the effect of horror
(using Stephen King's "1408" as an example)

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Goals:
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To define the term "horror";
To understand the role of suspense in expressing the effect of horror;
To define stylistic means and their function in horror literature;
Identify the main techniques used by Stephen King in the story "1408";

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“ Fear is the oldest and strongest of the human
senses, and the oldest and strongest fear is the
fear of the unknown.”
-H.F. Lovecraft.
“Genre that presents the need for repression
if the horror shown is interpreted as
expressing uncomfortable and disturbing
desires that must be restrained.”
-Dominic Strinati

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“In contemporary literature, the horror is located right next to
fiction (mostly non-scientific) and is quite heavily covered by
its field. There's nothing wrong with that, we just have to
remember the specifics of the trend.”
- S. V. Loginov.

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Horror genre: an independent genre unit that has a distinctive
characteristic and purpose. It is the direct influence of the author on
the reader's emotions in order to induce a sense of fear.
Representatives of the horror genre have both completely
inexplicable plot descriptions and content based on real events.

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“ The lack of confidence of the interested
reader in what will happen.”
- M. H. Abrams.
• Suspense appears when events are about to take place in the
near future. It keeps us in suspense, making us wonder what will
happen next.

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• The author used metaphors to create an
atmosphere of tension. The author used mostly
metaphors with negative imagery.
- metaphor;
- personification;
- simile;
- the use of inferior vocabulary;
- the use of set expressions;
- lexical repetition;
- inversion;
• By exacerbating the situation with personification,
the author manages to baffle the reader and makes
him worry about the protagonist.
• Simile helped to describe the feeling of the
characters' experiences, as well as to describe
unusual phenomena in simple words.
• The use of inferior vocabulary not only helps the
author describe what is happening in the story, but
also makes it easier for the reader to understand.
• By using inversion, the author was able to focus the
reader's attention on certain moments or to give
expression to the characters' speech.

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Thank you for your time and attention.