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Post by lookitsrick on Mar 1, 2017 3:36:44 GMT
I've never read the book. But, movie - Pet Cemetery. I can still remember watching it as a young child. Could not look away. Books - Thinner & Misery. The movies were good too.
I've read Pet Cemetary. Stephen King calls it his most frightening book. It was inspired by his young son nearly getting run over by a semi truck. When King finished the manuscript, he got so upset, he placed it in his desk drawer and left it there for over a year.
I've also read Misery, but I think King got carried away with Annie's brutality towards Paul. I also think the movie is better.
Yes, she was a evil woman. I recently binged Under the Doom but never read the book. S1 was kinda decent but I mostly fast forward through 2 & 3. It just got to ridiculous. I also liked Christine.
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Post by thehainted on Mar 1, 2017 13:26:03 GMT
I also like his short story collections like Nightmares and Dreamscapes. When he is limited he does better work and I like when a story is left kinda open. The Mist story was much better than the movie.
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Post by stealth on Mar 1, 2017 13:38:28 GMT
"It" is my favorite old school King novel.
When I was a kid I read a lot of King novels and then stopped. Last year I had a long flight and decided to pick up 11-22-63 before it. The reviews were excellent and I was really curious to see how King's recent stuff was. It's really an amazing novel.
Since then I've also read Cell and Doctor Sleep. Doctor Sleep is King's sequel to The Shining. It follows Dan Torrance as an adult, and was one I thoroughly enjoyed. Highly recommend that one too for anyone that enjoys his stuff.
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Post by PepperAnn on Mar 1, 2017 15:05:27 GMT
I've read Pet Cemetary. Stephen King calls it his most frightening book. It was inspired by his young son nearly getting run over by a semi truck. When King finished the manuscript, he got so upset, he placed it in his desk drawer and left it there for over a year.
I've also read Misery, but I think King got carried away with Annie's brutality towards Paul. I also think the movie is better.
Yes, she was a evil woman. I recently binged Under the Doom but never read the book. S1 was kinda decent but I mostly fast forward through 2 & 3. It just got to ridiculous. I also liked Christine. Ohhhhh the book is so much better than that stupid TV series. Under The Dome is one of my fave SK books. I just despise how he ended it. But the rest was SO GOOD. You should read.
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Post by PepperAnn on Mar 1, 2017 15:06:37 GMT
"It" is my favorite old school King novel. When I was a kid I read a lot of King novels and then stopped. Last year I had a long flight and decided to pick up 11-22-63 before it. The reviews were excellent and I was really curious to see how King's recent stuff was. It's really an amazing novel. Since then I've also read Cell and Doctor Sleep. Doctor Sleep is King's sequel to The Shining. It follows Dan Torrance as an adult, and was one I thoroughly enjoyed. Highly recommend that one too for anyone that enjoys his stuff. I have stayed away from Cell because the premise just sounds bad. Should I rethink this?
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Post by rapscallion on Mar 2, 2017 0:50:58 GMT
I have stayed away from Cell because the premise just sounds bad. Should I rethink this?
Cell was the last Stephen King novel I read, and it's a unique take on the zombie apocalypse.
The premise is that a graphic artist is on a business trip in Boston, when a mysterious call later known as "The Pulse" hits everyone using a cell phone at that moment, scrambling their brains and turning them into homicidal maniacs.
The graphic artist soon meets a pair of survivors, and convinces them to join him as he travels back to Maine to find his wife and son. As they continue on their journey, they discover "The Pulse" has done more than just scramble its victims' brains.
As I'm from the Boston area, I found King's description of hell breaking loose the instant "The Pulse" hits—along with the crowds of dazed survivors staggering up Rte. 1A and into the security of the suburbs—quite eerie. I found Cell to be one of Stephen King's better later works.
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Post by PepperAnn on Mar 2, 2017 2:55:13 GMT
I have stayed away from Cell because the premise just sounds bad. Should I rethink this?
Cell was the last Stephen King novel I read, and it's a unique take on the zombie apocalypse.
The premise is that a graphic artist is on a business trip in Boston, when a mysterious call later known as "The Pulse" hits everyone using a cell phone at that moment, scrambling their brains and turning them into homicidal maniacs.
The graphic artist soon meets a pair of survivors, and convinces them to join him as he travels back to Maine to find his wife and son. As they continue on their journey, they discover "The Pulse" has done more than just scramble its victims' brains.
As I'm from the Boston area, I found King's description of hell breaking loose the instant "The Pulse" hits—along with the crowds of dazed survivors staggering up Rte. 1A and into the security of the suburbs—quite eerie. I found Cell to be one of Stephen King's better later works.
Hmmmmm, ok I will try this out. Thanks Raps!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2017 4:32:43 GMT
Desperation is another good book of his <3
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Post by page on Mar 2, 2017 5:47:44 GMT
I recommend everyone read On Writing. Stephen King's autobiography and writing course. This book was brilliant, fantastic and a pleasant surprise. A lot of good info and wisdom that was helpful in my writing.
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Post by stealth on Mar 2, 2017 13:05:17 GMT
"It" is my favorite old school King novel. When I was a kid I read a lot of King novels and then stopped. Last year I had a long flight and decided to pick up 11-22-63 before it. The reviews were excellent and I was really curious to see how King's recent stuff was. It's really an amazing novel. Since then I've also read Cell and Doctor Sleep. Doctor Sleep is King's sequel to The Shining. It follows Dan Torrance as an adult, and was one I thoroughly enjoyed. Highly recommend that one too for anyone that enjoys his stuff. I have stayed away from Cell because the premise just sounds bad. Should I rethink this? You should. I really enjoyed the journey that the characters went on from Boston up through New England. King built the suspense nicely, continued to raise the stakes and threw in some good twists along the way. I usually steer clear of most King movies these days, but I liked the book so much that I even watched Cell afterward. You should pass on the film though.
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Post by stealth on Mar 2, 2017 13:12:09 GMT
I have stayed away from Cell because the premise just sounds bad. Should I rethink this?
Cell was the last Stephen King novel I read, and it's a unique take on the zombie apocalypse.
The premise is that a graphic artist is on a business trip in Boston, when a mysterious call later known as "The Pulse" hits everyone using a cell phone at that moment, scrambling their brains and turning them into homicidal maniacs.
The graphic artist soon meets a pair of survivors, and convinces them to join him as he travels back to Maine to find his wife and son. As they continue on their journey, they discover "The Pulse" has done more than just scramble its victims' brains.
As I'm from the Boston area, I found King's description of hell breaking loose the instant "The Pulse" hits—along with the crowds of dazed survivors staggering up Rte. 1A and into the security of the suburbs—quite eerie. I found Cell to be one of Stephen King's better later works.
An edge has come off to the horror aspect of King's books, but I believe his overall storytelling ability is stronger now.
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Post by thehainted on Mar 2, 2017 14:09:05 GMT
Cell was the last Stephen King novel I read, and it's a unique take on the zombie apocalypse.
The premise is that a graphic artist is on a business trip in Boston, when a mysterious call later known as "The Pulse" hits everyone using a cell phone at that moment, scrambling their brains and turning them into homicidal maniacs.
The graphic artist soon meets a pair of survivors, and convinces them to join him as he travels back to Maine to find his wife and son. As they continue on their journey, they discover "The Pulse" has done more than just scramble its victims' brains.
As I'm from the Boston area, I found King's description of hell breaking loose the instant "The Pulse" hits—along with the crowds of dazed survivors staggering up Rte. 1A and into the security of the suburbs—quite eerie. I found Cell to be one of Stephen King's better later works.
An edge has come off to the horror aspect of King's books, but I believe his overall storytelling ability is stronger now. I think a good bit of that is us getting older. My mother taught me to love books. She allowed me to progress at my own rate which was very fast. I remember her "bookcase" was a hall closet. In that closet were the Stephen King books. All I had to do was ask and I could read whatever but those books just put off a vibe to young me that I was not ready. Then one day I asked for one. Sure enough it was very spooky and heady to an elementary school kid. I devoured those books even though they kept me up at night. As I grew I learned to like them for little social commentaries or things he was trying to get across that kid me did not get and did not pay so much attention to the parts that would make me stop and look around when I got the heebie jeebies. I think we either become jaded on what scares us or we grow and loose that innocent fear. I personally would love to have that back.
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Post by PepperAnn on Mar 2, 2017 14:18:39 GMT
I recommend everyone read On Writing. Stephen King's autobiography and writing course. This book was brilliant, fantastic and a pleasant surprise. A lot of good info and wisdom that was helpful in my writing. I keep thinking you are Raffi with that avy. Lol
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Post by PepperAnn on Mar 2, 2017 14:19:38 GMT
I have stayed away from Cell because the premise just sounds bad. Should I rethink this? You should. I really enjoyed the journey that the characters went on from Boston up through New England. King built the suspense nicely, continued to raise the stakes and threw in some good twists along the way. I usually steer clear of most King movies these days, but I liked the book so much that I even watched Cell afterward. You should pass on the film though. Wow. I had no clue it made it to the big screen.
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Post by PepperAnn on Mar 2, 2017 14:22:55 GMT
An edge has come off to the horror aspect of King's books, but I believe his overall storytelling ability is stronger now. I think a good bit of that is us getting older. My mother taught me to love books. She allowed me to progress at my own rate which was very fast. I remember her "bookcase" was a hall closet. In that closet were the Stephen King books. All I had to do was ask and I could read whatever but those books just put off a vibe to young me that I was not ready. Then one day I asked for one. Sure enough it was very spooky and heady to an elementary school kid. I devoured those books even though they kept me up at night. As I grew I learned to like them for little social commentaries or things he was trying to get across that kid me did not get and did not pay so much attention to the parts that would make me stop and look around when I got the heebie jeebies. I think we either become jaded on what scares us or we grow and loose that innocent fear. I personally would love to have that back. God me too. I remember I had to put the book Carrie down and revisit it later because it scared the crap out of me. Pet Semetary too. And I have been on a long long search for years for a good book to scare the crap out of me and I have continuously failed in that search.
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