Stephen King

[KingsGirl]

I started this thread for anybody that knows,likes,or loves stephen kings books and/or movies.:)

example: secret window. :D :D

[David Ford, RPD]

I'm a big fan of the books, I've read most of them.

"The Stand" miniseries was a good adaptation.

[Miketallica]

I've only read IT and Insomnia, but I love both of them.

[Summers]

I loved The Stand adaptation. IT stills scared the heck out of me. I finally watched it all the way through to face my fear.

[VersesBatman]

I've only read Misery and I've seen the movie.

[Summers]

doesnt she use an ax in the book instead of a hammer?

[VersesBatman]

Yes! *shudders* Also she cuts off a finger with an electric breadknife.

[applecrash]

I used to read his books when I was in my early teens. Salem's Lot has always been my favorite of his books. The vampires are great!

I haven't been very pleased with most of the movies that have been adaptations of books. I've just found them to be poorly done.

[Summers]

Originally posted by VersesBatman
Yes! *shudders* Also she cuts off a finger with an electric breadknife.

OMG!! I only seen the movie, but whoa. Is it the writer's finger she cuts off?

We cant forget about The Shining...."Red Rum!!"

[VersesBatman]

I've seen the NBC version of Carrie and the ending sucked.

[Summers]

I thought the Sissy Spacke(sp?) Carrie was lame. The Green Mile was excellent.

[VersesBatman]

Originally posted by Summers
OMG!! I only seen the movie, but whoa. Is it the writer's finger she cuts off?

We cant forget about The Shining...."Red Rum!!"
I don't remember what finger she cuts off. She did it because he complained that a key was missing from the typewriter. Not only that, but remember when she killed the sheriff? In the book she ran over his head with a lawn mower.

[Summers]

Originally posted by VersesBatman
I don't remember what finger she cuts off. She did it because he complained that a key was missing from the typewriter. Not only that, but remember when she killed the sheriff? In the book she ran over his head with a lawn mower.

WHOA!! :eek: that's worse than falling down the stairs :(. I remember she used to call her pig "Misery". k, what I dont get was why did she act the way she acted? was she driven by her obsession where she lost reality or was she already like that anyways?

[VersesBatman]

She was already unstable. Her obsession with Misery just tipped her over the edge.

[Summers]

alright. Which explains those newspaper clipings about her in her nursing career. Thanks, VB.

but geez the book sounds cooler and scarier than the movie :eek:

[VersesBatman]

It's gives more detail of the character's backstory. Like why she commited infantacide and Paul's reasoning behind killing off Misery.

[Summers]

They said in the movie that Paul killed off Misery because he wanted a new area to write about. It was different?

The movie didnt say why she committed infantcide? as I recall...why did she do it besides being totally unstable.

[VersesBatman]

Annie thought for some reason the babies were not pure enough. Paul did say he wanted to be more than a supermarket novel writer.

[Disco]

I've listened to "The Mist" on audio... with 3D sound.

You put the headphones on... lay flat on your back in a dark room.

The sound is so amazing that it feels like you're right in the middle of everything. Sometimes it's right behind you...... or feels like it..... :eek:

[Summers]

Originally posted by VersesBatman
Annie thought for some reason the babies were not pure enough. Paul did say he wanted to be more than a supermarket novel writer.

not pure enough? she really was a thundering looney. Kathy Bates scared me when I was a pre-teen when I watched it.


Originally posted by Disco
I've listened to "The Mist" on audio... with 3D sound.


I never heard of The Mist. What is it about Disco?

[VersesBatman]

Especially when she refused to die.

[Summers]

yea, that would do it. I thought it was funny seeing Paul make her eat the book lol. I dont know why, but it was funny to me.

[VersesBatman]

The look on her face when he burns it is priceless.

[Summers]

Oh, I was waiting on my heels for that. She was like "NOOOO..Not my Misery!!". In the end hit on the end with the statue....BAM!!! I love that movie :D.

[KingsGirl]

:eek: wow I didnt know so many people liked stephen king:eek:

Have any of you seen dreamcatcher or read the book it is one of my favorites?:confused:

Have any of you seen kingdom hospital it is at the top of my favorite tv shows list. I think thats the only tv show he has done. :confused:

[Disco]

Originally posted by Summers
I never heard of The Mist. What is it about Disco?

"Sound so visual you're literally engulfed by its bonechilling terror! Stephen King's sinister imagination and the miracle of 3-D sound transport you to a sleepy all-American town. It's a hot, lazy day, perfect for a cookout, until you see those strange dark clouds. Suddenly a violent storm sweeps across the lake and ends as abruptly and unexpectedly as it had begun. Then comes the mist...creeping slowly, inexorably into town, where it settles and waits, trapping you in the supermarket with dozens of others, cut off from your families and the world. The mist is alive, seething with unearthly sounds and movements. What unleashed this terror? Was it the Arrowhead Project---the top secret government operation that everyone has noticed but no one quite understands? And what happens when the provisions have run out and you're forced to make your escape, edging blindly through the dim light? The Mist has you in it grip, and this masterpiece of 3-D sound engineering surrounds you with horror so real that you'll be grabbing your own arm for reassurance. To one side---and whipping around your chair, a slither of tentacles. Swooping down upon you, a rush grotesque, prehistoric wings. In the impenetrable mist, hearing is seeing---and believing. And what you're about to hear, you'll never forget."

[KingsGirl]

Disco you should be the voice that talks about a movie while showing previews at the movies. you really should the way you just explained ''mist'' :rotfl:

[Disco]

shhh... i cheated and copied from a website.

The Mist in my own words:

Uh... well... it's a hot and sunny day when a storms stars brewing and a thick fog settles on the town. People go into the grocery store.... the fog appears outside and nobody can see. Someone tries to flee the store... they get killed. Everyone is trapped inside when the lights go out. It's completely dark...... and something is there... inside... killing people quietly one by one.

[Chi Town]

Bag of Bones.
Scariest book I have ever read. Not allot of people have read this one for some reason though. They are supposed to make a movie adaptation but it is going no where.

His old short stories are pretty good to.
and the Stand. M-O-O-N that spell good.

[alphaomega618]

Originally posted by Chi Town
and the Stand. M-O-O-N that spell good.

The Stand is my favorite. I have read several of King's books, but the stand is still my favorite. Actually, the movie is the reason I got into it so much in the first place, it rocks. I love the blond guy from Coach playing that role....M-O-O-N, that spells tomorrow.....

Rose Red was a good movie, and so was the Stand for that matter. One series I could never get into was the Dark Tower for what ever reason. Yeah his short stories are good like everything is eventual.

[greenshady]

I haven't read any Stephen Kind before. I don't know why. Just haven't. Right now, I'm in the middle of Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat. But, I have a class called The Gothic that I'll be taking in the fall. And guess what we're reading! Salem's Lot. And some other great books by great writers. Of course, that's quite a few months away (we just registered for fall classes). I'll have to put some of his books on my summer reading list.

[Summers]

Originally posted by Disco
shhh... i cheated and copied from a website.

The Mist in my own words:

Uh... well... it's a hot and sunny day when a storms stars brewing and a thick fog settles on the town. People go into the grocery store.... the fog appears outside and nobody can see. Someone tries to flee the store... they get killed. Everyone is trapped inside when the lights go out. It's completely dark...... and something is there... inside... killing people quietly one by one.

whoa :eek:.....cool :D

[Spanky]

Well as for Stephen King, The Stand is my favorite, but I also read all 7 Dark Tower books and just loved it. Salem's Lot and Needful Things is good, and I also got alot out of "On Writing". The one book I didn't really enjoy was the TommyKnockers. Lets see what else...Carrie and Firestarter are good too. i guess the only one I had a problem is TommyKnockers TommyKnockers knockin on your door.

[Smallvillenews]

I like "Stand by me" which was based on his book "The Body" and I loved "The Green Mile". I have read "The green mile" and it is awesome. I guess I set off with the wrong book of his really, as I once started reading "The Tommyknocker's" and it scared me so bad... I never read any more of his books after that, until I saw the film of the green mile and it said it was taken from his book, so I read the book and loved it. But I still haven't dared read anymore. I don't like anything overly terrifying!

[KingsGirl]

Dreamcatcher?:confused: :confused:

I love stand by me and carrie.:)

[KingsGirl]

Originally posted by Disco
shhh... i cheated and copied from a website.

The Mist in my own words:

Uh... well... it's a hot and sunny day when a storms stars brewing and a thick fog settles on the town. People go into the grocery store.... the fog appears outside and nobody can see. Someone tries to flee the store... they get killed. Everyone is trapped inside when the lights go out. It's completely dark...... and something is there... inside... killing people quietly one by one.

Classy.:rotfl:

I think thats a pretty good description anyways.:D

[MBCorp]

I loved the book Misery and I also love the Dark Tower books. Carrie was also pretty good. I'm at the beginning of The Stand right now.

[Summers]

Originally posted by Smallvillenews
I like "Stand by me" which was based on his book "The Body"

ah, man how could we forget that book? That is one of my favorites. I loved the movie I felt so sorry for Gordy because he loved his brother so much...aww, John Cusack.

Firestarter was cool :D

[KJK]

The Dark Tower series all the way!!

[SupermansNotDead]

Oh yeah, the Dark Tower series is awesome, too bad its over now. I hope they make it into a movie some day, like they did with the Lord of the Rings.

My favorite Stephen King books:

Four Seasons - Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption
Dark Tower Series
The Stand
It
Bag of Bones

[KingsGirl]

Dreamcatcher? PLEASE sombody answer me.:(

[Freckles]

Originally posted by KingsGirl
Dreamcatcher? PLEASE sombody answer me.:(

Yea, I like the part where the dude in the chair is farting and Beaver asked him. "what ya been eating, woodchuck turds?":rotfl:

[noleafclover]

Originally posted by KingsGirl
Dreamcatcher? PLEASE sombody answer me.:(

Dreamcatcher was one of his worst books.

I hated it.

My favourite is The Stand, The Dark Tower Series and probably IT.

[DarkseidX]

Long time fan of his work. Read all of his books. Seriously all of his books.

[KingsGirl]

Originally posted by noleafclover69
Dreamcatcher was one of his worst books.

I hated it.

My favourite is The Stand, The Dark Tower Series and probably IT.

I liked dreamcatcher

[luthorsmentor]

I really liked From A Buick 8. i also enjoy all of his collections of short stories.

[KingsGirl]

I have that book it is one of my favorites.

[noleafclover]

Originally posted by luthorsmentor
I really liked From A Buick 8. i also enjoy all of his collections of short stories.

I read this one as well. Another one of his worst, IMO.

I just prefer his older work a lot more. These new ones aren't even scary.

[luthorsmentor]

no, they aren't scary. that is one of the things that i liked about it. he no longer feels that he has to write horror to sell. now he can just tell stories which is what i prefer.

[noleafclover]

Originally posted by luthorsmentor
no, they aren't scary. that is one of the things that i liked about it. he no longer feels that he has to write horror to sell. now he can just tell stories which is what i prefer.

Yes, he can now just write anything and people would buy it because he has the popularity.

And are you saying that he never used to just "tell stories"?

Stephen King is one of the best horror writers there ever was. His ability to make normal situations terrifying is uncomparable.

Horror is his thing. It's what made him so loved. He should stick to that.

What is "From a Buick 8" and "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordan" compared to classics like "The Stand" and "Salem's Lot", not to mention "Pet Sematary" and "The Shining".

I'm sorry but.....it's garbage compared to his older work. Most fans I think would agree.

[DarkseidX]

My favorite is definetly th stand. It is so brilliantly written!

[luthorsmentor]

No I"m not saying that he never used to just tell stories. I didn't think that it was "garbage" i thought it was an enjoyable read. Pet Sematary i just didn't get into, but that is why he tells more than just one kind of story. so that he can satisfy all his readers, but like any good writer he just writes and we reap the benefits. i don't particularly care for the horror genre but that is just me. i know that is what made him huge, some of the older ones i liked and some i didn't.

[Slade]

WOW cant believe no1 has brought up The Dark Tower those are the greatest books ever period not just by him.

[KingsGirl]

Originally posted by noleafclover69
Yes, he can now just write anything and people would buy it because he has the popularity.

And are you saying that he never used to just "tell stories"?

Stephen King is one of the best horror writers there ever was. His ability to make normal situations terrifying is uncomparable.

Horror is his thing. It's what made him so loved. He should stick to that.

What is "From a Buick 8" and "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordan" compared to classics like "The Stand" and "Salem's Lot", not to mention "Pet Sematary" and "The Shining".

I'm sorry but.....it's garbage compared to his older work. Most fans I think would agree.

I really don't think the new stuff he writes is garbage I in fact think the new stuff is better than his older stuff.IMOI agree with luthersmentor.

[alphaomega618]

Anybody know anything about the new King made for TV movie he is working on? Last time I heard he was filming in Arizona but I thought it would be done by now. I think the movie is supposed to be "Desperation" but I could be wrong. I read the book at it was quite creepy anyways.

[SupermansNotDead]

Originally posted by alphaomega618
Anybody know anything about the new King made for TV movie he is working on? Last time I heard he was filming in Arizona but I thought it would be done by now. I think the movie is supposed to be "Desperation" but I could be wrong. I read the book at it was quite creepy anyways.

Yes, they are making a mini-series based on Desperation, last I heard, its due to air on ABC July 12th, but don't quote me on that.

[noleafclover]

Originally posted by Slade
WOW cant believe no1 has brought up The Dark Tower those are the greatest books ever period not just by him.

Some people did.

Books 1-4 are really great, he lost me after Wizard and Glass though. Once again you can tell how his new work stumbles compared to the older stuff.

[SupermansNotDead]

Originally posted by noleafclover69
Some people did.

Books 1-4 are really great, he lost me after Wizard and Glass though. Once again you can tell how his new work stumbles compared to the older stuff.

Yah, Wizard and Glass was my favorite of the series. The last book was kind of a let down. It was still better than most of the books out there but dissappointing compared to the rest of the series.

Bag of Bones is was of his newer books and I thought it was awesome.

[noleafclover]

Yes, Bag of Bones was great.

And Wizard and Glass was my favourite too!

[SupermansNotDead]

Bag of Bones has been optioned for a movie, hopefully they get enough of a budjet to do the book justice.

I agree with you noleafclover69, most of his newer books have been sub-par: Dreamcatcher, Tom Gordon, From a Buick 8 was okay but not great, Hearts in Atlantis had its moments but again not great.

[noleafclover]

Originally posted by SupermansNotDead
Bag of Bones has been optioned for a movie, hopefully they get enough of a budjet to do the book justice.

I agree with you noleafclover69, most of his newer books have been sub-par: Dreamcatcher, Tom Gordon, From a Buick 8 was okay but not great, Hearts in Atlantis had its moments but again not great.

You see, I'm not saying all of them are bad but compared to the older stuff....

Bag of Bones however was great, and that means that some of his new stuff is pretty good:)

Also the short story "The Man in the Black Suit" was excellent.

The car in From a Buick 8 belonged to a low man:D

[SupermansNotDead]

The tie-ins between Hearts in Atlantis and Buick 8 and Dark Tower were pretty cool.

Man in the Black Suit was amazing, apparently it was made into a short film, see this link:

http://www.stephenkingshortmovies.com/

That whole book of short stories starting with Autopsy Room 4 was really good.

[Chi Town]

Like I said before
Bag of Bones is one of the scariedt if not the scariest book I have ever read.

Kings older stuff is good but most of his newer stuff just not that on par but still good.

Cujo is one book that impressed me. When I started to read it I was thinking how good a book about a rabid dog be. The rabid dog story just turned out only to be about 1/4 of the main story line and was way better than I thought it could be.

[Spiked]

Just finished reading Cycle of the Werewolf. Really good! I also have Four Past Midnight, but haven't started on it yet.

[yellowqueen22]

So very surprised by the fact that no one mentioned Shawshank Redemption, which is by far the best movie adaptation of any of Stephen King's stories. Although there have been some other decent adaptations, such as Stand By Me & Misery.

My favorite Stephen King is the Stand... it is a true modern epic and breathtaking in its span.

I love Stephen King as a general rule.... but it is a little hit and miss with me because there are some of his books that I really can't stand... such as Needful Things

As for Dreamcatcher, I actually really enjoyed the book... but the movie was another example of the film industry being unable to adapt King's horrors into a movie without getting hokey and missing the point, which seems to happen with most King movies. His only really good & successful movies have been the less horror focused ones, such as Shawshank Redemption, Stand By Me, and Green Mile.

As for his older works versus his newer... I'm a fan of both. I've sincerely enjoyed both. His earlier works were a little more cynical and much more focused on the horror. His newer works tend to be a little more hopeful and focus less on the horror. While I appreciate both, I think King's true talent is his ability to use horror as a means to poke wholes at our beliefs and reconsider our society. King takes an everyday setting and lets you believe in its normalacy, until he suddenly subverts it and throws you in for the ride. King's greatest talent really has been to legitimize horror writing as an art form in literature, instead of just pulp fiction.

[diabla9]

being from maine, i wouldn't be human if i hadn't read tons of stephen king :D
but his movies are excellent as well..rose red : scariest movie i've ever seen! i don't even think i have seen the whole movie either, it's like 6 hours. storm of the century was pretty creepy too:eek:

[Magus]

I myself, being a red sox fan, like Faithful :)

Also, why are people like noleafclover getting banned? Wouldn't u think they'd know what not to do after all those posts?

[TMLS' BROTHER]

I'm reading the first book of the DT right now.

Magus, we don't talk about those things.

[Magus]

Aright, thanks for the warning

[kryptonitte]

I love Stephen King....I also loved The Stand, IT and it is funny but The Talisman which he co wrote with someone else?? Can't think of the name but this was one of my favorites as well along with the Dark Tower series

[KingsGirl]

sombody brought this back?
thanks to whoever did.

[<Adam Knight>]

never read any of his books...but i did watch the TV show Stephen Kings Kingdom hospital which was great...but they cancel it

[KJK]

Re-reading the Dark Tower series for the fourth or fifth time. I love it. I just bought The Stand the other day and hope to get started on it sometime this winter.

[David Ford, RPD]

Originally posted by KJK
Re-reading the Dark Tower series for the fourth or fifth time. I love it. I just bought The Stand the other day and hope to get started on it sometime this winter.

Keep an eye out for the Dark Tower comic, being released by Marvel. King is penning the comic scripts himself.

Oh, and I've heard that his new book is the stuff.

Oh, and George Romero (Land of the Dand) is directing "From a Buick 8."

Discuss:)

[KJK]

I heard about the comic book series! Being released sometime around April. I'm excited.

[TMLS' BROTHER]

Theres a thread about the comic in the comic forum

[thmallville]

I've read Cujo, The Eye of The Dragon, and Pet Semetary

[KingsGirl]

Originally posted by <Adam Knight>
never read any of his books...but i did watch the TV show Stephen Kings Kingdom hospital which was great...but they cancel it

i loved that show.
it sucks they cancelled it.

[<Adam Knight>]

I know i was so good......I think they are selling it on DVD...i might ask for it for X-mas!

[KingsGirl]

oh i hope i can get it.
it was a really good show.

[RJK62284]

I just finished the Dark Tower series it was really good. If you haven't read it you should. (Just a warning its 7 books long)

[yellowqueen22]

I know I've read some of the books in that series... I just don't fully remember them. It may be time to break them out again and start from the beginning.

[vyperman7]

Stephen King is one of my all time favorite authors.

I really want to read the Dark Tower series. I was waiting until I could get all 7 books on paperback before I started.

My all time favorite King book coincedentally was the one he co-authored with Peter Straub called the Talisman. It is probably my second favorite book of all time after Robert McCammon's Swan Song.

My favorite King books :

The Talisman/Black House (Sequel)
IT
Dreamcatcher
Needful Things
The Stand
Salem's Lot
Bag of Bones
Green Mile

[Slade]

Has anyone read Cell? His new book.

Im debating whether I should buy it now or wait for the soft cover.

[yellowqueen22]

Originally posted by vyperman7
Stephen King is one of my all time favorite authors.

I really want to read the Dark Tower series. I was waiting until I could get all 7 books on paperback before I started.

My all time favorite King book coincedentally was the one he co-authored with Peter Straub called the Talisman. It is probably my second favorite book of all time after Robert McCammon's Swan Song.

My favorite King books :

The Talisman/Black House (Sequel)
IT
Dreamcatcher
Needful Things
The Stand
Salem's Lot
Bag of Bones
Green Mile

The Stand is my absolute fav King book. Actually it is on my list of top four books of all time. As for the rest of your list... haven't read Tailsman or Bag of Bones... and I hated Needful Things... everything else was great.

As for the Cell... I bought it, but I just haven't had a chance to read it yet.

[Slade]

Anyone who hasnt read Stephen King's The Dark Tower series, really needs to stop reading the boards and pick em up now. NOW!!!!!!!

:)

Ok, now those of you left, who else loves em as much as me, and which one is your favorite? Mine has to be Drawing of the Three.

[angelfire east]

I read Mistery, my first Stephen King book. At parts I didn't want to read it but I couldn't stop. I read it overx-mas not really a book that goes witht eh spirit of x-mas:lol:

I have a question for anyone who read Firestarter. I was told it's one of his books; I watched the moive last week and I was wondering if it was really different from the book.

[SupermansNotDead]

Originally posted by Slade
Has anyone read Cell? His new book.

Im debating whether I should buy it now or wait for the soft cover.

I just finished The Cell. It was okay. It kind of got rediculous near the end but the beginning was really good.

[KJK]

Originally posted by Slade
Anyone who hasnt read Stephen King's The Dark Tower series, really needs to stop reading the boards and pick em up now. NOW!!!!!!!


I agree!! Best series I've ever read. Favorite book is a toss-up between Drawing of the Three and Wizard and Glass.

[<Adam Knight>]

maybe i will!!
any othe rStephen Kings books that are really good that i shoud read?

[KJK]

I hear The Stand is really good. I bought it but haven't started it yet.

[enamored]

Stephen King is probably my favorite author of all time. He is the only horror author I will read because I don't like the genre otherwise. He is so easy to read and has a way of describing things that is totally amazing. I read something and go "Wow, I would never have described something that way but how perfect is that?" He has the amazing ability to scare the crap out of you with ordinary things.

His books are the kind you just can't put down. I've pretty much read all of his books, including the short story collections, but never did get into the Dark Tower series. I think I read the first 2 but they didn't have the hold on me the way the others did.

My favorites are IT, The Shining and The Green Mile.
I actually read The Green Mile when it first came out in serial editions. They were really short paperbacks and I waited anxiously for the next one to hit the library. I can't remember how many there were initially but he eventually combined them into one large book.

Some have said that his more recent stuff isn't as good as his older stuff and I pretty much agree with that but even King's "bad" books are better than most others.

[Welling_is_pretty]

Hey, has anyone here read his new book Cell? I've been hearing a lot about it elsewhere and it sounds like it might be really good. (Someone said "if you liked The Stand, you'll like Cell"--I liked The Stand so....)
If anyone has read it, lemme know if you liked it, huh? Thanks!

[shadowcat20x]

Does anyone else here have his pop-up book? Creeeeeepy :lol: I was shocked to find out he had one

[vyperman7]

King is definately one of my favorite authors.

The best book that he ever did, was co-written with Peter Straub called The Talisman. It spawned a sequel called Black House that was a good follow up but not as good as the original.

My favorite book by just King himself would probably have to be IT. I just love the book so much. The characters, the way that it was written, etc. Just a fantastic book overall.

Other favorites from King for me would be -Dreamcatcher, The Stand, Needfull Things, Bag of Bones, Salem's Lot, Dead Zone, and Green Mile.

[rae19780625]

I really enjoyed Cujo. I shouldn't have read it though because I have a childish fear of dogs. :o I also liked Christine and Carrie.

[Welling_is_pretty]

Originally posted by vyperman7
King is definately one of my favorite authors.

The best book that he ever did, was co-written with Peter Straub called The Talisman. It spawned a sequel called Black House that was a good follow up but not as good as the original.

My favorite book by just King himself would probably have to be IT. I just love the book so much. The characters, the way that it was written, etc. Just a fantastic book overall.

Other favorites from King for me would be -Dreamcatcher, The Stand, Needfull Things, Bag of Bones, Salem's Lot, Dead Zone, and Green Mile.
I read The Talisman and wasn't that impressed actually. But then I've never liked Peter Straub.
IT was a great book and is actually the book that got me "into" Stephen King. I had seen the miniseries and so had to read the book (my sister had been big time into S.K.; she said there was a big difference between the book and the mini and I had to read the book and find out) so I dearly love IT.

Up until Rose Red, Salem's Lot was the only S.K. thing that had ever scared me at all (he's grossed me out so many times though!).

[vyperman7]

Really?

The Talisman is my favorite book from King. I love otherworld type stories. It reminded me a little bit of Lord of the Rings because of the search after the Talisman. The fact that Jack could go into the Territories and back out into the real world made for a great story for me. I haven't read any of Straub's work though, so I don't know what his stuff is like. All I know is that no other King book touched me like The Talisman did.

I really love It and Needful Things. Those are my two all time favorite solo King novels. Salem's Lot is great because I love vampires. I always loved King's take on the vampire genre.

I really want to get into the Dark Tower series but I haven't started yet. I am trying to wait until I can get all 7 of the books in paperback to read them one after the other. But there are a lot of King books that make reference to the characters. For example in Salem's Lot there is Father Callahan, who is one of the key characters in the Dark Tower series. Then in both The Stand and one of the King's other books (can't remember the title but it deals in medeval times with knights, etc) Randall Flagg is associated with the Dark Tower series as well.

[Another-One]

Its all about The Dark Tower for me.

[Welling_is_pretty]

Originally posted by vyperman7
Really?

The Talisman is my favorite book from King. I love otherworld type stories. It reminded me a little bit of Lord of the Rings because of the search after the Talisman. The fact that Jack could go into the Territories and back out into the real world made for a great story for me. I haven't read any of Straub's work though, so I don't know what his stuff is like. All I know is that no other King book touched me like The Talisman did.

I really love It and Needful Things. Those are my two all time favorite solo King novels. Salem's Lot is great because I love vampires. I always loved King's take on the vampire genre.

I really want to get into the Dark Tower series but I haven't started yet. I am trying to wait until I can get all 7 of the books in paperback to read them one after the other. But there are a lot of King books that make reference to the characters. For example in Salem's Lot there is Father Callahan, who is one of the key characters in the Dark Tower series. Then in both The Stand and one of the King's other books (can't remember the title but it deals in medeval times with knights, etc) Randall Flagg is associated with the Dark Tower series as well.
Usually I love otherworld type books too but The Talisman just rubbed me the wrong way, I guess. Dunno, just didn't like it.
I've read a bit more of Straub's work (led to him by The Talisman) and do not care for it at all.
I have not read and frankly don't want to read any of the Dark Tower series. My sister told me all about it and it just doesn't sound that good to me.
Oh, have you read Eyes of the Dragon Ryan? That has Randall Flagg in it too (sort of).

[Another-One]

Originally posted by Welling_is_pretty
Usually I love otherworld type books too but The Talisman just rubbed me the wrong way, I guess. Dunno, just didn't like it.
I've read a bit more of Straub's work (led to him by The Talisman) and do not care for it at all.
I have not read and frankly don't want to read any of the Dark Tower series. My sister told me all about it and it just doesn't sound that good to me.
Oh, have you read Eyes of the Dragon Ryan? That has Randall Flagg in it too (sort of).

Not sort of. It is the Randall Flagg of The Stand and The Dark Tower. He also appears in a number of other King novels.

To put it to you this way, if theres a person with the initials RF, like Richard Fanin, chances are that person is Flagg.

Anyways, The Talisman was great in my opinion. It's actually one of the most heavily related novels to The Dark Tower.

[vyperman7]

Teri

Haven't read Eyes of the Dragon yet. That was the book I was trying to describe in my post.. :lol:

I have some King books at my house back in San Jose. But when I moved to Burbank to start up at video editing school, I couldn't take that many books with me.

It has been forever since I have gotten to read anything.

[Welling_is_pretty]

Originally posted by vyperman7
Teri

Haven't read Eyes of the Dragon yet. That was the book I was trying to describe in my post.. :lol:

I have some King books at my house back in San Jose. But when I moved to Burbank to start up at video editing school, I couldn't take that many books with me.

It has been forever since I have gotten to read anything.
Dragon is pretty good, Ryan but not one of Stephen's better ones, I thought.

Stephen is such a prolific writer, it's a wonder any of us can keep up! (and wasn't he going to retire?! :lol: )

[vyperman7]

Originally posted by Welling_is_pretty
Dragon is pretty good, Ryan but not one of Stephen's better ones, I thought.

Stephen is such a prolific writer, it's a wonder any of us can keep up! (and wasn't he going to retire?! :lol: )

:lol: Ha Ha

That is what I thought as well Teri. Supposedly his last book was going to be the final installment of the Dark Tower series, and then I guess he decided to push on. I had a theory why he kept writing. It is probably wrong, and I am only half serious when I say it. But my guess is that it had something to do with the column at the end of Entertainment Weekly that King always writes. That kept him in the public's eye, and he probably felt like he should continue writing. Like I said, that is probably wrong. But it has always been a theory of mine. Especially since Entertainment Weekly is so widely circulated.

[Another-One]

He continues to write because thats who he is and what he loves.

He is a writer.

[Welling_is_pretty]

Originally posted by vyperman7
:lol: Ha Ha

That is what I thought as well Teri. Supposedly his last book was going to be the final installment of the Dark Tower series, and then I guess he decided to push on. I had a theory why he kept writing. It is probably wrong, and I am only half serious when I say it. But my guess is that it had something to do with the column at the end of Entertainment Weekly that King always writes. That kept him in the public's eye, and he probably felt like he should continue writing. Like I said, that is probably wrong. But it has always been a theory of mine. Especially since Entertainment Weekly is so widely circulated.
Yeah, I have a subscription to EW so i look forward to SW's column. I htink he kept writing because of his accident. He stated in an interview a while back that he used his recovery time to write and rewrite some stuff. I think it might have gotten his creative juices flowing again. Just my opinion though. I'm happy to have him still writing, it's just I'm kinda tired of all these people who say they are retiring and either don't or they come back.
Enough, I say!
Ok, rant over! LOL

[DarkseidX]

I love Stephen King's novels and his movies.

Books read: Carrie, The Stand, The Shining, Green Mile, Hearts in Atlantis, Pet Cemetary, Salem's Lot, Four Past Midnight, Sleepers

Movies: Pet Cemetary, Green Mile, Sleepers, The Shining (Original with Jack Nickolson), and Salem's Lot

[Lexgirl33]

I love Stephen King books! I really enjoyed The Langoliers. The Body aka Stand by Me would have to be my favorite movie that was based off a book by him. Dreamcatcher was great too! I started to read the Dark Tower books, havent gotten around to it!

[Dyanara]

I've only read a few: Carrie, The Shining, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, and one other I cant remember. I just got involved in Stephen King when I saw The Shining. I thought The Girl Who Loved...was extremely disappointing and anti-climatic. I can only guess that the monster that was following her was ******* or something. The Shining was very good though the ending made me sad. I really want to read Needful Things but it seems to big to read in 2wks which is what I have left before I go back to hell aka college. I tried to read Pet Sematary but the beginning was to slow for me. Misery scared the crap out of me and I only skimmed through that one.

[MidgardDragon]

Needful Things takes a while to read, but not because it's big; because it's boring in massive sections of the book.

[disciples of zod]

the only stephen king books we've read are The Stand (which was excellent), Eyes of the Dragon (ok), and IT (really good but acquired a fear of clowns). We've seen The Shining, and we first saw it when we were about 8 or 9 and it gave us nightmares.

[yellowqueen22]

Originally posted by MidgardDragon
Needful Things takes a while to read, but not because it's big; because it's boring in massive sections of the book.

Agreed!!! Definately one of the most boring and painful Stephen King books.

Finally reading the Dark Tower series... now that the last installment is out. I'm part way through the third book and loving it.

[vyperman7]

It is funny because Needful Things is actually one of my favorite King books.

My all time favorite is still The Talisman.

I tried reading the first Dark Tower book and found it to be a bit slow. I think my expectations were really high because of all the praise the series receives. I always put off reading the books because I wanted to read them all back to back. But I have to say the first one wasn't really doing that much for me. I am hoping they get better as a whole.

[MidgardDragon]

The Talisman is also one of my all-time favorites. And it ties in (as does almost all of King's work) with The Dark Tower series. The Gunslinger is a relatively slow book to get through, it picks up in the second and especially the third book. The fourth is great because it gives lots of backstory, fifth, sixth, and seventh are also good, they are basically the climax and resolution to the story.

But Needful Things... *shudders*

[yellowqueen22]

A lot of people complain about the first one... but I didn't find it slow.... it is a very different style of novel for King. But the second book is fantastic... you won't be able to put it down.

[Teller]

Originally posted by yellowqueen22
A lot of people complain about the first one... but I didn't find it slow.... it is a very different style of novel for King. But the second book is fantastic... you won't be able to put it down.

I agree. I'm part way through the wastelands and I am finding it kinda boring , though. It probably doesn't help that I haven't read any of it for a year now though lol.

[MidgardDragon]

The Wastelands is the one that I, personally, found the slowest. There's so much setup that it seems like the resolution is never coming. If you stick with it you're in for a wicked train ride, though.

Edited to clarify: I know I said it especially picks up in the third, but more towards the end, that's why I said I found it the slowest. Just be forewarned that the fourth is very very different than the three you've read so far.

[hannah]

although i havnt read the whole of the stand i think its amazing so far:D

[vyperman7]

Most people who are fans of King have read The Stand. It is an excellent book. But I am curious if anyone has read Swan Song by Robert McCammon. I know that Jen is familiar with McCammon. But both books have similar stories. Personally, I think that Swan Song is a better book. It is actually my all time favorite book.

I would love for people who are fans of The Stand to read Swan Song and do a comparison.

[Raith]

The Green Mile.
Desperation.
Pet Sematary.
The Stand.
IT.
Firestarter.
Misery.

[snaps]

as ive been a stephen king fan for nearly half my life you could say ive read a few

Salem's lot scared the crap out of me and i died laughing at the film ...

currently reading the latset book out Lisey's story but still got to finish the Dark tower half way through calla of the wolves

[Another-One]

The Dark Tower is the greatest book(s)/series of all time.

That said did you guys know that The Talisman is being turned into a mini-series this year on ABC?

[kidkarmina]

i thought i was the only one who got scared to 'salems lot'. i didn't read it but it realy scared me =)!

i've read christine, it and pet cemetary. i've read some other books of his but i can't seem to remember them now.

[snaps]

the talisman is one of a few of stephen kings books i have been unable to get into .

i so far have not liked his books when writing with another writer

[vyperman7]

Originally posted by snaps
the talisman is one of a few of stephen kings books i have been unable to get into .

i so far have not liked his books when writing with another writer

Seriously?

The Talisman is my favorite novel from King, even though he technically co-wrote it with Straub. But it is an amazing book. Probably my second favorite book overall, only behind McCammon's Swan Swong, which beats The Stand IMO. The Stand is a great book. But Swan Song is better. The character development and overall story are better.

[snaps]

the stand was agreat book totally loved it ...

but unfortunatly i havent been able to get into any of the King / Straub books

[FUZZYWOOKIEE]

The only King books I have been able to read have been the Dark Tower books. Currently I am 100 pages into Wizard and Glass. This is a great series. I just could not get into anything else I have tried to read by him. Maybe IT but that was a long time ago.

[snaps]

did you try salems lot ...i found it totally creepy

[FUZZYWOOKIEE]

I have not tried that but I think I will eventually. That and The Stand I think I have at home. I do tend to read alot and have a few books backed up that I have not read yet.

[snaps]

im a bit of the same i buy as they come out and get a bit behind with them or forget and re-read a favorite book again ..

but they are 2 good books to give a go at ..

just dont try watching the film and think it will be as the books because with a couple of exceptions all stephen king films are crap compared to the books .. the tv series usually are much better cause you find that S K has had more input into the writing ...

[FUZZYWOOKIEE]

Thanks for the advice

[Welling_is_pretty]

I just bought Cell in paperback (I've read it several times before, in hardcover).
It was the first SK book in a long time where I did that.

[vouge09]

Originally posted by applecrash
I used to read his books when I was in my early teens. Salem's Lot has always been my favorite of his books. The vampires are great!

I haven't been very pleased with most of the movies that have been adaptations of books. I've just found them to be poorly done.

word ex. Pet semantary!! I loved the book hate hate hate the movie!

[<Adam Knight>]

i have the book Cell....but still have not read it

[Welling_is_pretty]

Originally posted by <Adam Knight>
i have the book Cell....but still have not read it
It's similar in feel (for me, at least) to several of his other books--including The Stand, but I found it a good read nonetheless.

[MidgardDragon]

Cell was a LOT like The Stand IMO, but that was okay because it was well-written (when is a Stephen King novel not well-written?) and kept me entertained. I recommend that everyone read the short story 1408 and then go out and see the movie.

[snaps]

just bought blaze ..anybody read it yet ????

[MidgardDragon]

Nope, I've been trying to find a cheap copy of Lisey's Story first and will likely read Blaze after that.

[vouge09]

I liked Pet Sematary

[snaps]

Originally posted by MidgardDragon
Nope, I've been trying to find a cheap copy of Lisey's Story first and will likely read Blaze after that.


me i can never wait always buy when its first out so i have a lot of hardbacks sat on my shelf

[emily feist]

I really want to get into The Dark Tower series but I can never get past The Gunslinger. I just find it really boring and I always get like half way through and then put it off. I've done this a couple of times. I think I'll never get through this book. I reallly want to stay with it because from what my friend has told me about the series it's supposed to get very interesting. Does anyone else find the first book boring too? My brother also has the same problem.

[snaps]

oh wow ...unable to read the gunslinger you are really missing a good series ...though i got halfway through calla of the wolves and havent finished yet mainly because its such a big book to read in bed ...lol...and all the rest are BIG to so i think some sitting at the table may have to be involved

[vouge09]

I also like Dead Zone. The Book.

[Welling_is_pretty]

Originally posted by vouge09
I also like Dead Zone. The Book.
Oh yes. I've not seen the TV show (and frankly don't want to) but the book is excellent.

I've been rereading my Stephen King's lately and one that I kinda went "oh yeah, that was a good one!" when I reread it was Insomnia.
But then I have a great fondness for all the 'Derry' books. After all, it was, well, IT that got me into Stephen.

[MidgardDragon]

Originally posted by emily feist
I really want to get into The Dark Tower series but I can never get past The Gunslinger. I just find it really boring and I always get like half way through and then put it off. I've done this a couple of times. I think I'll never get through this book. I reallly want to stay with it because from what my friend has told me about the series it's supposed to get very interesting. Does anyone else find the first book boring too? My brother also has the same problem.

It's a short book that really picks up at the end. Just read it in short bursts and you'll probably been done before you know it.

The rest, however, aren't short, and if you have too short of an attention span to get past The Gunslinger, you might be better off not trying. :lol:

[KJK]

Personally, once I finally made it through The Gunslinger, the rest of the series was a piece of cake and are now by far, my favorite books. You just kind of get introduced to the story almost in the middle and you don't really get any back story till the end of The Gunslinger and into Drawing of the Three.

[Welling_is_pretty]

I just got Lisey's Story from the library. Haven't started it yet (have a couple of books I need to finish first) but looking forward to finally getting to read Stephen's "non-horror' work.

[GENERALzod777]

Has anyone read Under The Dome yet?

[Welling_is_pretty]

Has anyone read Under The Dome yet?
I haven't but I want to. Just waiting for a chance to get it from the library (in hardcover it's too expensive to go out and buy!).

I hear it's really good.

[GENERALzod777]

Me too. I just need to find it cheaper.

[disciples of zod]

Anybody read The Stand? By far, one of my favorites!!! It's a pretty long book, but it's good. They've shown the movie on SyFy before (it's four 2-hour parts, if that's any indication of how long the book is). :p

~H

[Tabularasa]

The Stand is my favorite book ever. I also have those four 2-hour parts on DVD. Some of the casting was really good especially for Stu. I kind of wish they re-made it for today, some of the effects, especially for the end, could look a lot better today.

[Welling_is_pretty]

I loved The Stand (the book and the mini-series, which I also have but on VHS tape). While it's not my absolute favorite King book (that belongs to another) it's still up there in the top 5 for me.

I believe Stephen himself once said it was one of his favorite books to have written.

Has anyone checked out the comics/graphic novels based on it? I haven't had a chance yet (I know the first GN is out--called "Captain Trips"--waiting for my library to get it).

[Tabularasa]

I have the comics. They're pretty decent but are just a visual guide to the book. I'd suggest waiting for them all to come out in TPB.

[GENERALzod777]

News on new book

the shining sequel called Doctor Sleep

“Danny is now 40 years old and living in upstate New York, where he works as the equivalent of an orderly at a hospice for the terminally ill,” says King. “Danny’s real job is to visit with patients who are just about to pass on to the other side, and to help them make that journey with the aid of his mysterious powers. Danny also has a sideline in betting on the horses, a trick he learned from his buddy Dick Hallorann.”

[Welling_is_pretty]

I have the comics. They're pretty decent but are just a visual guide to the book. I'd suggest waiting for them all to come out in TPB.
Yeah? Thanks for the info!


the shining sequel called Doctor Sleep

“Danny is now 40 years old and living in upstate New York, where he works as the equivalent of an orderly at a hospice for the terminally ill,” says King. “Danny’s real job is to visit with patients who are just about to pass on to the other side, and to help them make that journey with the aid of his mysterious powers. Danny also has a sideline in betting on the horses, a trick he learned from his buddy Dick Hallorann.”
I knew he'd been talking about writing a sequel to "The Shining" but he recently had said it would be a while before he even got to it. This is news.

[Welling_is_pretty]

So I finally got read Under the Dome recently. It was pretty good, up til the end. I don't think I cared for the ending but overall, a good book (and strangely, one of the few Stephen's where I thought--this should be longer! :lol: ).

But man, I got it at the library in hardcover and toting it around was my exercise you know?! Definitely did some work on my biceps there...

[BohoRoohaha]

I actually struggled through The Gunslinger and thought the other books were easier. Granted I haven't gotten past the third book. I really just need to go back and finish the entire series so i can finally read the comics. haha. I loved "It". That is probably still my favorite King book that I've read. The Stand was good. I'll probably have to re-read a bunch of his books because they all interconnect with The Dark Tower. Will definitively have to check out that Shining sequel.