Danse Macabre might sound like the perfect title for another of King’s novels, but King readers might be surprised to learn that Danse Macabre is actually King’s non-fiction introduction into the world of horror. Published in the early 80s, Danse Macabre followed on the heels of King’s wildly successful horror novels Carrie, The Shining and … Read More …
One must wonder if Stephen King’s The Dark Half wasn’t originally planned to be his farewell novel to his other writing persona, Richard Bachman. For while the novel doesn’t bear the credit of Richard Bachman, it is indeed dedicated to Richard Bachman and if you compare the works of The Regulators and Desperation, written by … Read More …
Some of King’s best works are the novels and stories that combine the terrifying with heart-wrenching drama. The Dead Zone, the captivating novel that inspired not only the Cronenberg film, but also spawned a hit USA network television series, is one such work. The Dead Zone is the tale of Johnny Smith, who, under normal … Read More …
A companion novel to the last work that Stephen King penned under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman, The Regulators, Desperation is the story of a town haunted by an unearthed entity known as Tak, a psychic vampire that feeds off the mental energy of the living. Desperation, Nevada is dead. For the unfortunate travelers who … Read More …
Different Seasons is a collection of four novellas, broken down into seasons of the year, that remain some of King’s most spectacular and noteworthy works to date, having had three of the novellas turned into films. The first novella, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, is, oddly enough for a King work, a tale of … Read More …
In the course of Stephen King’s literary career, he has molded some very strong, truly three dimensional female characters. From the character of Rose Daniels in Rose Madder to the fan turned villain in Misery, King has placed as much emphasis on developing his female characters as he has his male leads. Dolores Claiborneis no … Read More …
People are constantly questioning why so many Stephen King works brought to film fail. The problem with many Stephen King novels is that a lot of the conflict becomes internal. While this isn’t a problem within the written word, such conflict is hard to portray on screen. After all, internal conflict often becomes metaphorical and … Read More …
Following The Gunslinger, The Drawing of the Three continues the Dark Tower series and the quest of Roland of Gilead as he attempts to reach the fabled Dark Tower. After being seriously injured by a giant lobster-like creature, Roland must attempt to make his way across the desolate landscape of the Mid-World. As he continues … Read More …
The Eyes of the Dragon is Stephen King’s first and, for the most part, only venture into the genre of sword and sorcery fantasy. Written because his daughter Naomi disliked his fictional explorations into the horror genre, readers might also be interested to find out that one of the characters, a peasant girl, is also … Read More …
Everything’s Eventual, a collection of 14 stories or, as the cover proclaims, 14 dark tales, joins the roster of King’s other collections such as Skeleton Crew and Nightmares & Dreamscapes. This collection of 14 tales includes Stephen King’s originally web published work, Riding the Bullet, as well as 1408, Lunch at the Gotham Café and … Read More …