It would seem that Stephen King has had a long-standing fascination with the subject of kinesis in young women. After all, his first novel out of the box was Carrie, a story of a girl who had the ability to make the visions within her mind a reality. In Firestarter, Charlie McGee, a young girl … Read More …
From a Buick 8 by Stephen King Review
From a Buick 8 is not the first time Stephen King has dealt with the subject of possessed cars. In Christine, King turned a 1958 Plymouth Fury into a maniacal murderer. Now, however, King transplants that demonic fury into another vehicle, a Buick 8. The Buick 8 differs from the 1958 Fury better known as … Read More …
Four Past Midnight by Stephen King Review
Four Past Midnight joins Stephen King’s other novella collections, Different Seasons and Hearts in Atlantis, the latter of which houses only two novellas and one short story. Midnight contains four novellas that range from the extremely bizarre to examinations of the human psyche. The first novella, The Langoliers, tests the limits of reality for even … Read More …
Gerald’s Game by Stephen King Book Review
Again, with Gerald’s Game, Stephen King retouches on his age-old theme of isolation. With The Stand, it was the few survivors of the outbreak of Captain Tripps. In Salem’s Lot, it was the town of Jerusalem’s Lot as the inhabitants of the town attempted to save themselves from the vampiric invaders intent on destroying everyone … Read More …
Insomnia by Stephen King Book Review
Within Stephen King’s story collection, Nightmare and Dreamscapes, there was a story by the name of The Ten o’ Clock People. In the story, smokers had the ability to see behind the human façade of demons who walked amongst humans. Taking place in Derry, Maine – the location of King’s previous novel, It – we … Read More …
Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King Review
While Hearts In Atlantis appears to be like other Stephen King story collections such as Four Past Midnight and Different Seasons, it is vastly different as well. For while the stories are separate (and some are actually novellas instead of stories), each story works almost like a chapter, providing the reader with a narrative thread … Read More …
IT by Stephen King Book Review
This was probably my favorite Stephen King book and it shows Stephen King’s talents as a writer. It will draw you in and attach you to the action with the ingenious use of plot and lively charters. With vivid descriptions of each scene that makes you fell like your part of the action. The beginning … Read More …
Misery by Stephen King Book Review
There’s a belief among some writers and readers that it’s almost impossible to create both a chilling and compelling female villain within a story. Stephen King completely blows that theory to shreds with the appearance of one of his most demented villains, Annie Wilkes, in his novel, Misery. A three dimensional, disturbingly real character, Annie … Read More …
Needful Things by Stephen King Review
Taking place in Castle Rock, Needful Things is yet another volume in the saga of the fictional town. Both The Dead Zone and The Dark Half took place in the small Maine town that has been touched by evil. However, unlike The Dead Zone and The Dark Half in which a small number of people … Read More …
Nightmares and Dreamscapes by Stephen King Review
Nightmares and Dreamscapes joins Night Shift and Skeleton Crew in a number of published collections of Stephen King’s short works. While not as memorable as the former two, Nightmares and Dreamscapes still offers fans of both King and the horror genre in general something to chew on. While Nightmares and Dreamscapes pales in comparison to … Read More …