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HUMOR IN HORROR?

He lumbered forward, squashy Keds spatting in the shallow water, and kicked Henry squarely in the balls. Henry uttered a horrid rusty scream that sent birds beating up from the trees. He stood spraddle-legged for a moment, hands clasping his crotch, staring unbelievingly at Ben.

"Ug," he said in a small voice.

"Right," Ben said.

"Ug," Henry said in an even smaller voice.

"Right," Ben said again.

Henry sank slowly back to his knees, not so much falling as folding up. He was still looking at Ben with those unbelieving black eyes. "Ug."

"Damn right," Ben said. - It



Taken out of context you might wonder why the above quote would be considered humor. However, if you know that that Henry Bowers has just used his pocket knife to carve an H into Ben Hascom's considerable stomach because Ben wouldn't let him copy from a test at school - even the most docile of readers has to smile at Ben's revenge. Jumping up and down and cheering seems an even more appropriate reaction.

The use of humor in horror serves a two-fold purpose. It gives the reader a "breather" between intense moments, making the next shock even more gripping, and it's just plain fun.

 

"So what's the difference between leprosy and the Syph?" Eddie asked.

"You don't get leprosy from fucking," Richie said promptly, and then went off into a gale of laughter that left both Bill and Eddie mystified. - It

Favorite Quotes

The following quotes have been sent in by site visitors.

~a line by my favorite character Richie Tozier - ooh I had a crush on him! I also like Victor Criss - but enough about that - here's the quote~

"Stan's a Jew. Also, he killed Christ. At least that's what Victor Criss told me on day. I been after Stan ever since. I figure if he's that old, he ought to be able to buy us some beer. Right Stan?"

~another good Richie quote~

"'Hope you shook off, Eds,' Richie said. 'If you don't shake off each time, you can get cancer. My mom told me so.'

'Of course you can never shake off completely,' Richie went on. 'You want to know what a wise man once told me, Eds?'

'The wise man,' Richie said, 'told me this: 'No matter how much you squirm and dance, the last two drops go in your pants.' And that's why there's so much cancer in the world, Eddie my love.'"

 

 

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