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« Reply #75 on: January 21, 2012, 07:22:46 PM » |
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The thing that puts King in a league of his own is that people who never normally read horror will buy his horror novels ... no one else's. (Curse them).
Very true...that would be me. I have no idea why...I was introduced to him in my early 20s...and liked him. ANYTHING he wrote, including Danse Macabre. Odd. He's just a good & interesting storyteller. My favorite book of all-time (as I've written a million times here :-) ) is The Stand...and he could have left every drop of Randall Flag (except as a villain) & the paranormal out and I'd still have loved it. I think the reason I avoid 'horror' for the most part, is that just like 'fantasy,' it depends on magic. And I dont really buy into magic. I prefer things that can at least be loosely explained in science and reality. (I also think that using magic enables an author too many shortcuts and conveniences and doesnt force him to build foundations under things. But that is a general statement of course.) Good luck with your writing! |
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« Reply #76 on: January 22, 2012, 12:14:04 PM » |
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Thanks, Lursa!
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« Reply #77 on: January 23, 2012, 08:13:13 PM » |
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Take the plunge. King is the King! But there are plenty of other fun and creepy books, like Before I Go to Sleep by S. J. Watson. It's scary, but not in a horror story way, more like a 'am I losing my mind?' way.
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« Reply #78 on: January 23, 2012, 09:12:54 PM » |
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I'm about 60% through 11/22/63 - my first Stephen King read - and I'm really liking it, both the story and his writing style. Still not sure I'm ready for any horror stuff, but I definitely want to go back through this thread and for the non-horror recommendations. Then again...I may feel compelled to read It.  |
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« Reply #79 on: January 23, 2012, 09:54:49 PM » |
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I don't think most of his stories are scary. "Pet cemetery" was a little scary at the end, but that may be because I'm susceptible to anything rising from the dead, creeps me out.
You could start with the Dark Tower series it's a more of a fantasy story with some horror elements thrown in. Or read The Last Stand, it's not a horror story with monsters, well maybe one monster. I myself like his earlier work better than his recent ones.
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« Reply #80 on: January 24, 2012, 11:53:21 AM » |
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I don't think most of his stories are scary. "Pet cemetery" was a little scary at the end, but that may be because I'm susceptible to anything rising from the dead, creeps me out.
You could start with the Dark Tower series it's a more of a fantasy story with some horror elements thrown in. Or read The Last Stand, it's not a horror story with monsters, well maybe one monster. I myself like his earlier work better than his recent ones.
His early ambition was to be a science fiction writer, so I don't think he started out with the intention of scaring people witless in the first place. |
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« Reply #81 on: January 24, 2012, 01:17:41 PM » |
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I haven't ever read Stephen King, though Graham Masterton used to scare the bejaysus out of me when I was younger...
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« Reply #82 on: January 26, 2012, 08:54:03 AM » |
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I'm on page 150ish of Bag of Bones and nothing scary at all yet.
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« Reply #83 on: January 28, 2012, 07:58:35 AM » |
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I'm on page 150ish of Bag of Bones and nothing scary at all yet.
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« Reply #84 on: January 31, 2012, 01:21:57 PM » |
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I'm really enjoying it.Sometimes he rambles a little to much for me.
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« Reply #85 on: January 31, 2012, 01:36:48 PM » |
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King isn't an earth-shattering writer, but he is very good, and more importantly he knows how to play to his strengths. I'm a big fan of the Dark Tower series, and I can't wait to start 11/22/63.
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« Reply #86 on: January 31, 2012, 02:56:52 PM » |
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King is my all time favorite. I've base my whole writing philosophy after reading his memoir, ON WRITING.
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