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Examining two of Stephen King s works and their adaptations through the lens of recovery.
By Justin Lockwood · April 30, 2021, 9:10 AM EDT Jack Nicholson and Joe Turkel in Stanley Kubrick s THE SHINING (1980).
I recently read someone call horror “the empathy genre,” and I think that’s why it’s such a relatable tool to explore human experiences, from grief (Ari Aster’s
Hereditary) to broken relationships (
Get Out) to female coming of age (John Fawcett’s
Ginger Snaps). Alcoholism and addiction are another topic horror has explored from multiple angles, and it’s compelling to see these struggles depicted in any genre, but especially horror. So I asked my best friend Ashley Christine, a writer based in Los Angeles, to share their thoughts and insights on horror s depictions of alcoholism. They offered a powerful description of their connection to the topic: