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One of which was some kind of gangster story set in the area I grew up...

okay WAHT??????????

― HI DERE, Sunday, 13 May 2007 17:25 (6 years ago) Permalink

It's also in Everything's Eventual. The story is titled "The Death of Jack Hamilton." It's set in St. Paul (which, you have to admit, is certainly near Hastings). Here's the paragraph that REALLY got my attention, though:

We crossed the Mississippi about twenty miles downriver from St. Paul, and although the local cops were all on the lookout for what they called the Dillinger Gang, I think we would have been all right if Jack Hamilton hadn't lost his hat while we were making our escape. He was sweating like a pig - he always did when he was nervous - and when he found a rag on the backseat of the carpenter's car he whipped it into a kind of rope and tied it around his head, Injun style. That was what caught the eye of the cops parked on the Wisconsin side of the Spiral Bridge as we went past them, and they came after us for a closer look.

― Sara R-C, Sunday, 13 May 2007 17:50 (6 years ago) Permalink

Wait, the Wisconsin side of the Spiral Bridge? lol the spiral bridge must have been HUEG!

― HI DERE, Sunday, 13 May 2007 17:56 (6 years ago) Permalink

i don't know if he's a sadist, but he's really good at spending 200 pages making you fall in love with a character and then spending the remaining 400 pages beating them to death with a stick. i always felt that way about john irving too. i suppose that's the nature of horror though. or tragedy. in king's case. melodrama in irving's case.

― scott seward, Sunday, 13 May 2007 18:00 (6 years ago) Permalink

I don't know if he's a sadist himself, I just think there's a lot of sadistic stuff in his books! John Irving, I don't know... he has a lot of dark humor in his books, though. (I love "Sorrow," the dog in Hotel New Hampshire...)

lol the spiral bridge must have been HUEG!

Dan, have you been out to the place in Hastings where the crazy guy has built a Spiral Bridge, a scaled down model of St. Boniface (the church I went to growing up), and all kinds of other weird stuff?

― Sara R-C, Sunday, 13 May 2007 18:26 (6 years ago) Permalink

omg YES! I think we took a school field trip to that place in 1st or 2nd grade!

― HI DERE, Sunday, 13 May 2007 18:36 (6 years ago) Permalink

A friend of mine got married at the St. Boniface model. I had no idea that place existed when we were in GRADE SCHOOL. Wow. (You should totally take J031 there.)

Hmmmm, you know if the Spiral Bridge were further south than really was, it might have crossed from MN to WI. (I'm thinking of Prescott; I think it's still MN on the other side of the river there...)

― Sara R-C, Sunday, 13 May 2007 18:41 (6 years ago) Permalink

I'm pretty sure the Spiral Bridge was at the bottom of Hollywood Hill where the current bridge into Hastings is; in order to reach Wisconsin, it would have to cross the St. Croix, which, given where it was, = HUEG BRIDGE LOL

― HI DERE, Sunday, 13 May 2007 18:50 (6 years ago) Permalink

That would be a seriously WIDE bridge...

We can see that Mr. King was not from around Hastings. (Although, given much of his subject matter, he might as well have been...)

― Sara R-C, Sunday, 13 May 2007 18:55 (6 years ago) Permalink

Okay I just did some research and you are talking about something much newer and more insane than the historic model I saw, which may have been in city hall. WTF they moved St. Boniface there brick-by-brick???????????

― HI DERE, Sunday, 13 May 2007 19:01 (6 years ago) Permalink

Yeah, it's not the whole church, but its like a 2/3 model or something. My friend who got married there always wanted to get married at St. Boniface and she sort of got her wish... it's just not as big, so going in the proportions are all wrong compared to memory and I kind of thought it had a weird dream-like quality because of that.

― Sara R-C, Sunday, 13 May 2007 19:10 (6 years ago) Permalink

...which therefore makes it appropriate for Stephen King.

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 13 May 2007 19:12 (6 years ago) Permalink

Good old Ned, bringing us back on-topic.

I should restart the Dark Tower series, since it's now done and all.

― HI DERE, Sunday, 13 May 2007 19:14 (6 years ago) Permalink

Exactly Ned! By not visiting Hastings' many interesting sites, Stephen King is overlooking a vast amount of scary story material.

And to think that I've always felt nervous about visiting Maine due to reading Stephen King novels.

I think the Dark Tower series might be my summer vacation reading. Maybe.

― Sara R-C, Sunday, 13 May 2007 19:16 (6 years ago) Permalink

I sort of feel like my high school years WERE a Stephen King story.

― HI DERE, Sunday, 13 May 2007 19:18 (6 years ago) Permalink

Fear not, people, you've inspired me to start this thread:

http://www.ilxor.com:8080/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=40&threadid=53682

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 13 May 2007 19:18 (6 years ago) Permalink

lol, you're not the only one. (I'll meet you guys later, over by the Standpipe, okay?)

― Sara R-C, Sunday, 13 May 2007 19:19 (6 years ago) Permalink

PS Ned, you're awesome.

― Sara R-C, Sunday, 13 May 2007 19:21 (6 years ago) Permalink

Delayed roffles at "Hastings' many interesting sites" because the first thing that popped into my head was "Dairy Queen!"

― HI DERE, Sunday, 13 May 2007 19:22 (6 years ago) Permalink

That DQ isn't as mundane as it seems on the surface, Dan.

― Sara R-C, Sunday, 13 May 2007 19:23 (6 years ago) Permalink

Great, I'm now imagining a soul-stealing Mr. Misty. Thanks.

― HI DERE, Sunday, 13 May 2007 19:24 (6 years ago) Permalink

"What secrets lie behind the facade of the neighborhood ice cream shop? Find out as Stephen King spins another spine-chilling tale of deception, betrayal and soft-serve ice cream in The Freeze. (July 2009)"

― HI DERE, Sunday, 13 May 2007 19:27 (6 years ago) Permalink

Sure, it tastes good going down, but...

(omg I'm having a flashback to a really unpopular horror movie called The Stuff now... THANKS DAN)

― Sara R-C, Sunday, 13 May 2007 19:30 (6 years ago) Permalink

This is I think the third time someone has brought up "The Stuff" this week! hahahahaha

― HI DERE, Sunday, 13 May 2007 19:31 (6 years ago) Permalink

So Sara, it tastes good going down, you say.

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 13 May 2007 19:32 (6 years ago) Permalink

Well, what can I say, I'm a sucker for a hot fudge sundae.

― Sara R-C, Sunday, 13 May 2007 19:33 (6 years ago) Permalink

That looks like a promo pic from a movie that's a Stephen King/extreme porn hybrid.

― HI DERE, Sunday, 13 May 2007 19:34 (6 years ago) Permalink

lol, there are just so many layers to this...

― Sara R-C, Sunday, 13 May 2007 19:37 (6 years ago) Permalink

Another memorable King short story: "Quitters, Inc." Again, it seems like the idea has a bit of sadism in it, but hey, if you really want to quit smoking...

― Sara R-C, Sunday, 13 May 2007 22:45 (6 years ago) Permalink

Paul Sorvino AND Michael Moriarty?? I want to see this now.

― tokyo rosemary, Sunday, 13 May 2007 23:27 (6 years ago) Permalink

6 months pass...

Of Stephen King's first 17 novels, everyone has been or is being made into a film or tv miniseries -- two of them being mini series and one of them is supposedly in the works. (see below)

'Approximately ten years ago The Eyes of the Dragon was optioned by a French company but the option collapsed. Currently Steven E. Gordon holds that option and is developing this project for an animated feature.'

The streak begins with his first book Carrie in '74. The next book to not be adapted to film is Dolores Claiborne in '92.

That lucky bastard. I think he might be rich.

― CaptainLorax, Sunday, 25 November 2007 04:04 (5 years ago) Permalink

Dolores Claiborne was made into a movie (or maybe a mini-series?).

― milo z, Sunday, 25 November 2007 04:34 (5 years ago) Permalink

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolores_Claiborne_(film)

― milo z, Sunday, 25 November 2007 04:34 (5 years ago) Permalink

thank you, I missed that when I was looking up several of the first 17 Stephen King novels on wiki. Now I have no idea when his last novel was adapted and I guess I better get back to work :/

― CaptainLorax, Sunday, 25 November 2007 04:42 (5 years ago) Permalink

Gerald's Game (1992) is a novel by Stephen King. It stands as one of the few properties in King's work that hasn't been adapted for television or film, possibly because the lead actress would be required to be naked or near-naked for most of the film, and the disturbing themes of necrophilia.

That means, uh, his first 18 novels have been or are being adabted to television or film.

I don't know if this gerald's game is any good but seeing a naked chick for a whole film seems kinda cool
#'_'#

― CaptainLorax, Sunday, 25 November 2007 04:53 (5 years ago) Permalink

after reading what that book's about, I change my mind, bleh. stephen king takes the fun out of sex.

― CaptainLorax, Sunday, 25 November 2007 05:02 (5 years ago) Permalink

somebody asked about his books with Peter Straub- The Talisman and Black House. both are up there with his best work, if you like SK then they're pretty much essential.

― darraghmac, Sunday, 25 November 2007 06:07 (5 years ago) Permalink

3 weeks pass...

Dude's probably roffling this morning.

― Rock Hardy, Monday, 17 December 2007 16:37 (5 years ago) Permalink

i just saw "an apt pupil" the other night - bonkers film, really good.

― CharlieNo4, Monday, 17 December 2007 17:58 (5 years ago) Permalink

Does anyone know which book the story "Rock & Roll Heaven" is in? cuz I just read that recently and it was corny and fricken terrifying at the same time.

I don't like his novels that much but I think his short stories are very good.

― DustinR, Monday, 17 December 2007 21:06 (5 years ago) Permalink

That's in Nightmares and Dreamscapes and it's called something like, "You Know They Got a Hell of a Band." (I just looked at my copy of the book to double check, walked across the house, and already not sure of exact story title...)

― Sara R-C, Monday, 17 December 2007 21:40 (5 years ago) Permalink

2 months pass...

got Different Seasons for a buck tonight - is the Shawshank novella better than the movie?

― milo z, Friday, 29 February 2008 03:59 (5 years ago) Permalink

Yes, I think it is.

― Lostandfound, Friday, 29 February 2008 04:29 (5 years ago) Permalink

As are "The Body" and "Apt Pupil". (The other story hasn't been filmed, afaik.)

― Lostandfound, Friday, 29 February 2008 04:31 (5 years ago) Permalink

The Shawshank novella is better than the movie, but then again I hate the movie.

― Eric H., Friday, 29 February 2008 04:38 (5 years ago) Permalink

An adaptation of the winter story could be one of the strangest, most beautiful films ever if done right.

― Eric H., Friday, 29 February 2008 04:39 (5 years ago) Permalink

Dreamcatcher II: The Poopening

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 29 February 2008 04:42 (5 years ago) Permalink

"Apt Pupil" is probably my favorite of the King novellas - the movie was really disappointing though. The Long Walk ranks pretty high too.

I got way into Stephen King when I was pretty young, like fourth grade. My parents were always into me reading whatever, which is kind of funny when they would later freak out about dirty movies or music - I read way crazier stuff in King books when I was 10. I loved the Bachman books, Different Seasons, Skeleton Crew, and a lot of the early novels but stopped reading new ones probably around The Tommyknockers, which I tried a couple of times but never got into.

A lot of the short stories and the parts of The Stand and Needful Things about society falling apart and people turning on each other and utter chaos breaking out are some of my favorite things ever.

― joygoat, Friday, 29 February 2008 04:48 (5 years ago) Permalink

I love love love how pretty much everyone in the world dies in the first part of The Stand. I'm sure this means I'm a sociopath or something.

Also echoing the preference for the novella Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption over the film. And of the four novellas in Different Seasons, The Body has always been my favorite. I've always thought I was alone in that opinion.

― Sara R-C, Friday, 29 February 2008 05:24 (5 years ago) Permalink

I was in a hardcore band in junior high school called The Stand. I still have the tapes.

― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Friday, 29 February 2008 05:29 (5 years ago) Permalink

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