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[Todd P.]

I finished the Dark Tower series as well, and just about threw the final book across the room after finishing the last page. SO pissed off. That's when I finally stopped being one of King's "constant readers."

I don't think I've paid for one of his books since, and I certainly haven't read them all. What I have read has been largely just OK, even the ballyhooed 11/22/63. The only one I really got into was Joyland, and that one I liked a ton.

I think Stephen King would benefit from going back to work in a laundry for a few months to remind himself of what it was like not to be so wealthy you never have to think for a second about money. Like many breathtakingly rich people, he's lost touch.

[resin addict]

Right there with you on the end of "The Dark Tower"...an epic disappointment.
Actually "Mr. Mercedes" was quite good, but it's a different genre for him...personally I think he's worn out his imagination on horror, but this is more of an old fashioned detective story. I highly recommend it.

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Haven't read a single one of his works - full-length novels OR short stories.

Been entertained by MANY of the adaptations into movies & TV though - and I have the cuddly toys too

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[Todd P.]

Actually "Mr. Mercedes" was quite good, but it's a different genre for him.

Yep, I read all three in the series. Checked them out from the library (digital format; love my Kindle!). First two were good, the third, End of Watch, returned to the supernatural and was pretty weak.

[Buc Wheat]

ahhhh yes... also picked up 'under the dome' and got 1/3rd into it
before I lost interest... then someone remarked that the ending and
the whole reason for the dome sucked, that I never went back.

Didn't even watch the series. (although still kinda curious about the
who and why the dome appeared... aliens? gov'r'ment? discarded clear
cereal bowl by Godzilla?)

[Heavy Metal Spike]

TeeFury getting in on the action . . . http://www.teefury.com/we-all-float-dow ... n=tf-email

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[Heavy Metal Spike]

Latest pic of our hero





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[Heavy Metal Spike]

And anyone living in the area of Hollywood Blvd and Vine St. Los Angeles, CA 90028 (or visiting) might be interested in this . . .

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[Misellus]

Oh, I loved the ending of Dark Tower. I laughed and laughed. Remember, he warned you not to continue.

I was an occasional reader of SK but mostly his older works. I think Bag of Bones is the most recently published non Dark Tower book I've read. I don't have any interest in reading anything newer. Just not horror IMO.

I would like to see the IT remake, looks fun.

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[Todd P.]

I wish he'd warned me not to read any of the Dark Tower books at all. They had their moments, but by and large I found them weaker than his other work. But I was a dedicated King reader despite the repulsive climax (pun intended) of It.

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Early reactions from screenings now the embargo has been lifted.

Looking REALLY REALLY good!


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[Heavy Metal Spike]

First Official Interview With Bill Skarsgård - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... GvjLDMQvFw


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[Heavy Metal Spike]

Some of you folks might want to have a look at this thread - http://theclubhouse1.net/phpBB3/viewtop ... 4&t=117168


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[temperflash]

ahhhh yes... also picked up 'under the dome' and got 1/3rd into it
before I lost interest... then someone remarked that the ending and
the whole reason for the dome sucked, that I never went back.

Didn't even watch the series. (although still kinda curious about the
who and why the dome appeared... aliens? gov'r'ment? discarded clear
cereal bowl by Godzilla?)

Wonder which came first, King's story or the Simpson's movie?

The Simpson's movie was much better than the Dome TV series.

[sippog]

I'm not a huge fan of either horror or detective stories but I unfailingly read Stephen King's new books when they come out. He quite often disappoints but even his worse stuff engages and his best writing is classic. I'd put him in the same class as Ray Bradbury, as American as Norman Rockwell and Ed Gein.

Pity so few of his screen adaptations work. The Dark Tower was a total waste of great material. It's far too epic to do justice to in one feature movie. It needed a full series - could have been the next Game of Thrones. I thought the same thing about IT until I read that it's a 2 parter. That at least will give it some room although it would still have done better if it had been remade again as a tv mini-series.

(In my opinion the most quintessential Stephen King story ever written was the short The Library Police. It's got everything: a monster and some very dark childhood stuff in it. IT is a kind of rehearsal for that story.)

Then there are those other books and book series that would make great adaptations but nobody has ever done them - probably cos some fat cat is sitting on the rights. Spellsinger by Alan Dean Foster springs to mind. Likewise Brian Lumley's Necrosope books.

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Just saw the movie. Not a terrible film but . . . The kids bits worked best with the rest done much more like a funfair haunted house ride i.e. 'big scares' every five minutes or so. Bill Skarsgård's Pennywise is okay but isn't as nuanced as Curry's probably because Curry had to rely on his acting ability rather than special FX. (Funny how all the CGI stuff actually becomes a crutch, a substitute for real atmospherics).

I also think it's a big mistake to change the 'parallel story' structure of the book by splitting the 1950's (now 1980's) story from the Return to Derry (Chapter 2). The 1980's part is easily the best so you're presumably just gonna have lots of flashbacks in Part 2 to stuff we've already seen in Part 1.

[GEOFF MARTIN]

.."Wonder which came first, King's story or the Simpson's movie?

The Simpson's movie was much better than the Dome TV series".

The Simpsons came first...even King missed that one!!!

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Could I please request that folks mark spoilers accordingly - it might be a while until some of us get to see this

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[Nalissa2]

Could I please request that folks mark spoilers accordingly - it might be a while until some of us get to see this

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Sorry Ian. I deleted my post.

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Sorry Ian. I deleted my post.

No worries Susan - and thanks

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[Chuckenstein]

Saw it this weekend and really liked it. Some pretty horrific scenes, though.