The Stephen King Thread

[Eggyman]

Awesome

Heart-Shaped Box was epic!

 

[knowsbleed]

I really didn't care too much for heart shaped box. I had such high expectations for it but it just didn't have "oomph" that his father delivered so very many times. I'm hoping that if he keeps writing that I'll grow to like his future works.

 

[Eggyman]

20th Century Ghosts is a good collection of short stories by him.

 

[Eggyman]

Double post!

 

[Galactus]

Stephen King Goes to the Movies in hardback
Posted: November 29, 2008, 22:22:37 | Section: »

Subterranean Press has now revealed that they will release Stephen King Goes to the Movies in hardback early next year.


Stephen King Goes to the Movies
By Stephen King
(preorder--shipping in early 2009)

Illustrated by Vincent Chong

Limited: $75 + $10 s&h

Straight from Stephen King’s website:

The #1 bestselling author reflects on the filming of five of his most popular short stories. Those movies are The Shawshank Redemption, 1408, Children of the Corn, The Mangler, and Hearts in Atlantis.

Includes an introduction, his personal commentary, and behind-the-scenes insights by Stephen.

The Subterranean Press edition of Stephen King Goes to the Movies is -- so far -- the only hardcover edition scheduled, and features full-color movie poster illustrations -- one for each story -- by Vincent Chong.

Our edition will also be smythe-sewn, printed in two colors throughout on 80# Finch paper, making it a perfect volume for your permanent shelf of favorite books.

Limited: 2000 unsigned hardcover copies

Please note:This title not eligible for any specials, coupons, savings certificates, or other special offers.

 

[Lantern Venom]

Stephen King Goes to the Movies in hardback
Posted: November 29, 2008, 22:22:37 | Section: »

Subterranean Press has now revealed that they will release Stephen King Goes to the Movies in hardback early next year.


Stephen King Goes to the Movies
By Stephen King
(preorder--shipping in early 2009)

Illustrated by Vincent Chong

Limited: $75 + $10 s&h

Straight from Stephen King’s website:

The #1 bestselling author reflects on the filming of five of his most popular short stories. Those movies are The Shawshank Redemption, 1408, Children of the Corn, The Mangler, and Hearts in Atlantis.

Includes an introduction, his personal commentary, and behind-the-scenes insights by Stephen.

The Subterranean Press edition of Stephen King Goes to the Movies is -- so far -- the only hardcover edition scheduled, and features full-color movie poster illustrations -- one for each story -- by Vincent Chong.

Our edition will also be smythe-sewn, printed in two colors throughout on 80# Finch paper, making it a perfect volume for your permanent shelf of favorite books.

Limited: 2000 unsigned hardcover copies

Please note:This title not eligible for any specials, coupons, savings certificates, or other special offers.

Oh....this is so going to be mine.

 

[Galactus]

Under the Dome out in Nov. 2009
Posted: January 20, 2009, 23:33:42 | Section: Book » Under the Dome

Simon & Schuster Audio tells that Under the Dome now is scheduled for November 2009. Only 10 months left...

 

[taskmaster]

Under the Dome out in Nov. 2009
Posted: January 20, 2009, 23:33:42 | Section: Book » Under the Dome

Simon & Schuster Audio tells that Under the Dome now is scheduled for November 2009. Only 10 months left...

Good news, I can't wait, I'll have to purchase this one in hardcover because it's so long so the spine won't break on me.

I'm currently reading Skeleton Crew, then I'm going to finally read I Am Legend by Matheson, then I'm going to start reading the Dark Tower series. I have to first two books and by the time I'm done with them I'll be able to get the next two in the series.

 

[Eggyman]

Good news, I can't wait, I'll have to purchase this one in hardcover because it's so long so the spine won't break on me.

I'm currently reading Skeleton Crew, then I'm going to finally read I Am Legend by Matheson, then I'm going to start reading the Dark Tower series. I have to first two books and by the time I'm done with them I'll be able to get the next two in the series.

I Am Legend is a great book, although not anything like the film apart from the obvious premise. If you like Matheson's writing I would fully recommend A Stir of Echoes. I found this book to be even better than Legend

On to King, now. I've had Just After Sunset sitting on my shelf for a couple of months and I've still not read it. Has anyone? Any good? Anyone?

 

[adhokk7]

I Am Legend is a great book, although not anything like the film apart from the obvious premise. If you like Matheson's writing I would fully recommend A Stir of Echoes. I found this book to be even better than Legend

On to King, now. I've had Just After Sunset sitting on my shelf for a couple of months and I've still not read it. Has anyone? Any good? Anyone?

My situation is the same as yours, Eggy. I love a lot of King's work, truly I do, but nothing* since It has made me feel the need to move him to the top of my reading queue. Just After Sunset is probably twenty books away from making its way into my paws.

*Possible exception being Bag Of Bones

 

[Eggyman]

My situation is the same as yours, Eggy. I love a lot of King's work, truly I do, but nothing* since It has made me feel the need to move him to the top of my reading queue. Just After Sunset is probably twenty books away from making its way into my paws.

*Possible exception being Bag Of Bones

My favourite! doit doit doit doit!!!!

 

[adhokk7]

My favourite! doit doit doit doit!!!!

Oh, I did read Bag Of Bones. I just meant to say that nothing since It impressed me enough to set me on any kind of fire except, possibly, Bag Of Bones. In my humble opinion, BOB is his only remarkable work since It. I was particularly enamored of the way he ended the book. Good stuff there, for sure.

 

[Eggyman]

Oh, I did read Bag Of Bones. I just meant to say that nothing since It impressed me enough to set me on any kind of fire except, possibly, Bag Of Bones. In my humble opinion, BOB is his only remarkable work since It. I was particularly enamored of the way he ended the book. Good stuff there, for sure.

Ahh, got ya.

I used to pick King above any other author, but since Duma Key I've been really unenthusiastic about his work. That book was such a struggle for me to get through. I can normally read a King book in a day or two, but Duma key took me about two weeks.

It's always a telling sign.

 

[adhokk7]

Ahh, got ya.

I used to pick King above any other author, but since Duma Key I've been really unenthusiastic about his work. That book was such a struggle for me to get through. I can normally read a King book in a day or two, but Duma key took me about two weeks.

It's always a telling sign.

See, I really want to avoid the cliche of being a fan of an artist's work and then rebelling against that artist, so I try to avoid speaking too harshly of King because I loved his work so very much back in the day. And, to be perfectly honest, I still love what I consider to be his Big Works, so I don't really think I changed as much as I think he changed. (To be fair, I haven't read a few of his novels since of It, but I've read most of them.) The Tommyknockers and Needful Things were a couple of sucker punches from which I haven't ever truly recovered and a lot of what I've read since It seems either redundant or blatantly useless. For instance, while Rose Madder was a perfectly competent novel, coming from King, it lacked any kind of newness, in my opinion. Same with The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. And then, sadly, there are those instances where he had a really good thing going, but then he screwed it up for no apparent good reason, like with The Green Mile or Hearts In Atlantis. Then there are some completely useless works, like everything in Everything's Eventual. I continue to hold out hope, though. Maybe Just After Sunset will be awesome. My fingers are crossed.

 

[Eggyman]

See, I really want to avoid the cliche of being a fan of an artist's work and then rebelling against that artist, so I try to avoid speaking too harshly of King because I loved his work so very much back in the day. And, to be perfectly honest, I still love what I consider to be his Big Works, so I don't really think I changed as much as I think he changed. (To be fair, I haven't read a few of his novels since of It, but I've read most of them.) The Tommyknockers and Needful Things were a couple of sucker punches from which I haven't ever truly recovered and a lot of what I've read since It seems either redundant or blatantly useless. For instance, while Rose Madder was a perfectly competent novel, coming from King, it lacked any kind of newness, in my opinion. Same with The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. And then, sadly, there are those instances where he had a really good thing going, but then he screwed it up for no apparent good reason, like with The Green Mile or Hearts In Atlantis. Then there are some completely useless works, like everything in Everything's Eventual. I continue to hold out hope, though. Maybe Just After Sunset will be awesome. My fingers are crossed.

I know what you're saying. I'm far from rebelling against him - if I was asked who my favourite author is, then he'd be my answer. And I happen to love Lisey's Story... most didn't

A couple of my favourite short stories are in Everything's Eventual: 'The Road Virus Heads North' and 'Riding the Bullet'... although I see what you're saying; other than those two I find the rest to be pretty forgettable (1408 turned into a pretty decent film though).

 

[Victarion]

Just finished Desperation and really enjoyed it. So, Tak,

Spoiler

Is he like one of those things from The Mist, but more intelligent?

I am currently going through Hearts in Atlantis. Tell me, is Raymond Feigler who I think he is? Also, for those who have read The Tommyknockers and made it through the story, does Gard meet Jack Sawyer?

 

[Eggyman]

Just finished Desperation and really enjoyed it. So, Tak,

Spoiler

Is he like one of those things from The Mist, but more intelligent?

I don't think so. If you read Richard Bachman's The Regulators, it is referenced quite strongly in there.

I am currently going through Hearts in Atlantis. Tell me, is Raymond Feigler who I think he is? Also, for those who have read The Tommyknockers and made it through the story, does Gard meet Jack Sawyer?

Who do you think he is? It's been ages since I read it.

 

[Victarion]

In The Wastelands,

Spoiler

A character appeared towards the end named the Ageless Stranger and identified himself as Richard Fannin. Then in Wizard and Glass the Stranger identified himself as Randall Flagg. I believe the Stranger also referenced having assumed the identity of Rudin Filaro during Farson's attack on Gilead at some point in The Dark Tower shortly before being pwned by Mordred. The stuff he had the college-age kids doing--setting bombs in the name of peace--strikes me as something the Stranger would do.

The Regulators is next on my list.

 

[Eggyman]

Randall Flagg!? Great character from one of Kings best books.

 

[Victarion]

Yas!t:

That is what I felt anyway. He seems to get his jollies from massive irl trolling.

 

[Eggyman]

Heh. Now I'm going to have to read it again.

 

[Victarion]

I nearly missed it at first,

Spoiler

It is in a newspaper article in the Blind Willie part of the book

.

 

[Eggyman]

I always forget that Hopkins played the old guy in a movie based on Hearts In Atlantis. I've not seen that for years either. I just remember about the men in yellow raincoats or something...?

It's funny the things you remember sometimes.

 

[Victarion]

It is. I think the movie made it so they were just government agents though. :/

I feel Darabont should be the go-to guy for King adaptions; his have been great so far.

 

[Eggyman]

It is. I think the movie made it so they were just government agents though. :/

I feel Darabont should be the go-to guy for King adaptions; his have been great so far.

Absolutely.

He's a big fan of King's work and understands that it's normally the characters rather than the events that move King's stories along.

I loved 1408 but I can't help but wonder if Darabont would've made it any better.