A Stephen King fan has published an 80-page version of the book which novelist Jack Torrance obsessively writes during King’s The Shining, where his descent into madness is revealed when his wife discovers that his work consists of just one phrase, endlessly repeated.
Torrance, played by Jack Nicholson in terrifying form in Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film, is a frustrated writer who goes with his wife and son to spend the winter in the isolated Overlook Hotel in an attempt to get the novel he... Read Full Story
In the seemingly paradisal Wisconsin town of French Landing, small distortions disturb the beauty: a talking crow, an old man obeying strange inter... Read Full Story
In the book Danse Macabre, King makes a list of roughly one hundred books—novels and collections. King has marked with an asterisk ( * ) books which he felt were particularly important. We have read all these books, some more than once, and recommend you do the same. It would be interesting to see what an updated list for up to 2009 would include. Richard Adams. The Plague Dogs; Watership Down* Robert Aickman. Cold Hand in Mine; Painted Devils Marcel Ayme. The Walker through Walls Beryl... Read Full Story
1974 - Carrie 1975 - Salem's Lot 1977 - The Shining 1978 - Night Shift (stories) 1978 - The Stand 1979 - The Dead Zone 1980 - Firestarter 1981 - Cujo 1981 - Danse Macabre (nonfiction about horror) 1981 - Roadwork 1982 - Creepshow (comic book, illustrated by Bernie Wrightson) 1982 - The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger 1982 - Different Seasons (novellas) 1983 - Christine 1983 - Pet Sematary 1983 - Cycle of the Werewolf 1984 - The Talisman (written with Peter Straub) 1985 - Skeleton Crew (stories... Read Full Story
(Getty Images) Reigning king of horror fiction Stephen King took a swipe at the queen of vampire romance Stephenie Meyer today, saying that the Twilight author "can't write." In an interview with USA Weekend, the King compared Meyer to Harry Potter writer J.K. Rowling, remarking : “Both Rowling and Meyer, they’re speaking directly to young people… The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephenie Meyer can’t write worth a darn. She’s not very good.” Ouch. Perhaps... Read Full Story
If it weren't for fellow Bloggers, I don't think I'd know anything... or maybe it's because I spend so much time in the Blogosphere that there is no chance to learn anything elsewhere. I'm not sure which is true, but I do know that by surfing a few blogs recently, I discovered that Stephen King has a new book coming out in this coming November. It'll be published by Simon & Schuster and will be an epic novel featuring over 100 characters, a la ' The Stand '. Here's a synopsis released on... Read Full Story
Of all the past times that I have, reading is the one that gets left behind most often, and thus also my obsession with Stephen Kings work . That being because it's all I pretty much read when I do get the chance.
The conquest as of late has been Mr. Kings masterpiece ' The Dark Tower '. And by late I mean, for years. I began the journey back in march of 2006 , which means it took me over 3 years to read the 7 novels. That seems like a long time, and I guess it is for most readers, but in... Read Full Story
I know all of you are anxiously reading this awaiting to find out about an epic film series (a la ' Lord of the Rings ') surrounding around Stephen King 's opus ' The Dark Tower '. I'm afraid to say at this point that what I'm referring to in this post is no such thing. Both Fangoria and Shock till you Drop are reporting that John Johnson ( who ?) is making his own realization of the Dark Tower series, inspired by Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came ' and it's not based on King's Novels... Read Full Story
Here's another example of me being caught in another universe whilst things happen. I had no clue that this flick was being made and all of a sudden a trailer for it shows up. Of course, from what I'm reading, there hasn't been much discussion about the movie since it was first announced so maybe many didn't know it was coming and not just me. I've actually been wanting to talk about this for a while now as it's been about a week that I first saw the trailer, but I just have not had time to... Read Full Story
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