The crafting of the story Scary Movies by Stephen Amidon is highly effective. The structure, the narrative voice, the use of images and the description make the story an effective one.
The story begins with the opening statement, "I was 9 years old when I first discovered the Roxy Theater and learnt something about fear'. I think this is a good opening for the story because it keeps the reader interested. The reader wants to find out what kind of fear the narrator is experiencing.
When Kevin and the narrator are trapped' at the Roxy, there is a huge moment of suspense and tension. The reader really wants to know what is going to happen to the two boys.
The ending of this story is very sad, "
before the end of the movie, knowing who the real monster at the Roxy was, I snuck out through the emergency exit and walked back to my side of town." I think is a depressing ending. I think the reason this hits the reader hard is because after all the things the narrator......
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