xp that scene is the worst imo
― Nerd Ragequit (wins), Thursday, 20 January 2022 19:23 (two years ago) link
Isn't "Steven King" just a collective at this point?
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Thursday, 20 January 2022 19:24 (two years ago) link
James Patterson is a load of writers hooked up to those matrix pods, king’s books seem consistently the product of the same weirdo
― Nerd Ragequit (wins), Thursday, 20 January 2022 19:29 (two years ago) link
FFS "Stephen"
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Thursday, 20 January 2022 19:30 (two years ago) link
yeah, there have been SK imitators over the years but no one could quite bring the crazy like he does
― Chappies banging dustbin lids together (President Keyes), Thursday, 20 January 2022 19:37 (two years ago) link
aside from wtf sex stuff, on a purely supernatural/horror level he’s still one of the best at creating tension & getting a reader to suspend disbelief - something about the familiarity of his characters & their lives, he’s v good at putting the reader in a time/place & giving plenty of room for you to get to know characters. incredibly patient with his pacing imo
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 20 January 2022 19:46 (two years ago) link
― mardheamac (gyac), Thursday, 20 January 2022 20:01 (two years ago) link
In case it isn’t clear I am referring there to the “demon sex scene” from the third dark tower book and not the infamous scene from the end of It, which I would not vote for in such a poll
― Nerd Ragequit (wins), Thursday, 20 January 2022 20:09 (two years ago) link
The folksiness of the voice just makes everything 30% more ick. It’s a shtick but it always works. It’s like the fun schoolteacher who you can never tell if they’re cool or creepy. I think a lot of his “oh Stephen” moments are probably more deliberate than we think
― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, 20 January 2022 20:12 (two years ago) link
on a purely supernatural/horror level he’s still one of the best at creating tension & getting a reader to suspend disbelief - something about the familiarity of his characters & their lives, he’s v good at putting the reader in a time/place
This is very striking when you read a bad Stephen King impression. I read Nick Cutter's 'The Troop' late last year and it's a pure 'kids in quasi-supernatural danger' King thriller and it was just absolutely terrible without any of King's charm.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Thursday, 20 January 2022 20:16 (two years ago) link
I've read IT three times, and I still went "wait, what masturb... oh..." I think I've just blocked that scene.
It's also why I can reread books and rewatch movies. I forget things.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 20 January 2022 20:33 (two years ago) link
There are also two scenes being talked about here which may confuse: the teenage masturbation scene is the bully characters in the junkyard, the other scene is at the end and involves the *preteen* characters
― Nerd Ragequit (wins), Thursday, 20 January 2022 20:45 (two years ago) link
Pretty much everything in Detta Walker's voice rivals the sex scene but that one's on a whole new level.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Thursday, 20 January 2022 20:47 (two years ago) link
Theres a dark tower prequel short story about a vampire nun tugging roland off in a tent y/n?
As per last post, at this stage king is probably better writing boomer nostalgia via punk rock horror but leaving:
i. monstersii. characters with disabilityiii. characters with weight issuesiv. poor charactersv. child sex
out of it entirely
― Ár an broc a mhic (darraghmac), Thursday, 20 January 2022 21:52 (two years ago) link
Uh what does that leave
Non white characters I beg
― Nerd Ragequit (wins), Thursday, 20 January 2022 21:53 (two years ago) link
Jesus yes sorry
― Ár an broc a mhic (darraghmac), Thursday, 20 January 2022 21:56 (two years ago) link
Just fellas walking in the woods, can be post apocalyptic if he likes, thats all
y'all wanna see a deracinated body?
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Friday, 21 January 2022 05:05 (two years ago) link
i want him to do a full boomer feverdream with wall to wall springsteen, dylan & creedence songs & old cars & washed up musicians & jaded ex-hookers
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 21 January 2022 06:38 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEYjZB0K5sI
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Friday, 21 January 2022 15:59 (two years ago) link
whoa
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 21 January 2022 16:54 (two years ago) link
!
― war mice (hardcore dilettante), Saturday, 22 January 2022 05:03 (two years ago) link
legendary flop if you're unfamiliarhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_(musical)
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 22 January 2022 06:47 (two years ago) link
Early in the 21st century, playwright Erik Jackson attempted to secure the rights to stage another production of the musical, but his request was denied. Jackson eventually earned the consent of Stephen King to mount a new, officially sanctioned, non-musical production of Carrie, which debuted Off-Broadway in 2006 with drag queen Sherry Vine in the lead role.Similarly, other unofficial spoofs have been staged over the years, most notably Scarrie! The Musical, Carrie White the Musical and Carrie's Facts of Life, which was a hybrid of Carrie and the American sitcom The Facts of Life.In 2018, a high school production of the musical is the focus of "Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember" episode of Riverdale. The Riverdale cast album of the musical was produced via WaterTower Music.
Similarly, other unofficial spoofs have been staged over the years, most notably Scarrie! The Musical, Carrie White the Musical and Carrie's Facts of Life, which was a hybrid of Carrie and the American sitcom The Facts of Life.
In 2018, a high school production of the musical is the focus of "Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember" episode of Riverdale. The Riverdale cast album of the musical was produced via WaterTower Music.
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 22 January 2022 06:49 (two years ago) link
Carrie's Facts of Life, which was a hybrid of Carrie and the American sitcom The Facts of Life
I'd workshop that title a little more, but that sounds brilliantly funny.
― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Saturday, 22 January 2022 15:38 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/ynUGYez.png
― papal hotwife (milo z), Thursday, 10 February 2022 19:43 (two years ago) link
I've read that book three times and I still forget some of that shit.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 10 February 2022 20:13 (two years ago) link
lol
It's also why I can reread books and rewatch movies. I forget things.― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Thursday, January 20, 2022 2:33 PM (three weeks ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Thursday, January 20, 2022 2:33 PM (three weeks ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 10 February 2022 20:15 (two years ago) link
I don't usually post pictures of myself, but today is an exception. pic.twitter.com/IvuiH3QVZv— Stephen King (@StephenKing) February 28, 2022
If those are actually SK’s bookshelves then i guess believe he actually likes all those books he writes blurbs for.
― Chappies banging dustbin lids together (President Keyes), Monday, 28 February 2022 21:01 (two years ago) link
Shit, that's just his "to blurb" shelf for March.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 28 February 2022 22:03 (two years ago) link
Is there anything in the recent run that actually sticks the landing as well as 11-22-63 did? I kinda feel like picking something up. The Institute had some raves - anyone read it?
― Chuck_Tatum, Wednesday, 25 May 2022 14:05 (two years ago) link
Yeah, I dug it. It definitely felt like a pastiche of his greatest hits, tho
― Glower, Disruption & Pies (kingfish), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 14:48 (two years ago) link
^^^^
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 14:53 (two years ago) link
I enjoyed The Institute, but yeah
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 14:54 (two years ago) link
i still need to read Revival
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 16:46 (two years ago) link
My wife says the holly gibney related books are all good (esp the outsider) and co-signs on The Institute
― covidsbundlertanze op. 6 (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 16:51 (two years ago) link
The Outsider is pretty good but it definitely doesn't stick the landing
― Number None, Wednesday, 25 May 2022 18:52 (two years ago) link
^^ otm. Oddly enough, I thought the HBO adaptation actually managed to slightly make the landing less terrible.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 18:56 (two years ago) link
Gibney is such a fucking horribly written character it’s a real handicap to every story she’s in (as I recall the outsider is ticking along fine until exactly that point) Now to take a big sip of coffee and see what he’s working on next
― gop on ya gingrich (wins), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 19:16 (two years ago) link
Yeah, The Outsider (TV version) ended slightly better than the book, but the book was better in just about every other respect.
Revival is really good.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 19:37 (two years ago) link
The last several books I read (Sleeping Beauties, Institute, Outsider) were satisfying in their way but very much felt like extruded King product
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 19:43 (two years ago) link
Revival is my favourite King book since 11/22/63
I consider it one of his best endings, not alone in that but opinion is somewhat polarised
It’s not too long so it’s worth finding out for yourself!
― Duane Barry, Wednesday, 25 May 2022 22:02 (two years ago) link
i have it, so will def give it a go on that recommendation:D
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 22:14 (two years ago) link
The first in the trio of Hodges Det Ret books (Mr. Mercedes) is very good. The next book is pretty solid! The last book I cannot recommend,
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 22:16 (two years ago) link
I mean... I will cuz you you told me to, but I have no idea who that is so I'm just picturing a fish on a roller-coaster.— Shawn Nutting (@ZackGavin2) September 8, 2022
the best fans
― You can't spell Fearless without Earle (President Keyes), Thursday, 8 September 2022 15:25 (two years ago) link
i picked up the new one, “Fairy Tale”, from the library this weekend … it’s got me hooked early, loving it so far.
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 5 December 2022 04:19 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zuiVwFNEqc
― papal hotwife (milo z), Monday, 30 January 2023 22:17 (one year ago) link
update: I read Revival and didn’t love it. The dedication to Mary Shelley let me know what the upshot would be from the start, and i got annoyed waiting and waiting for the other shoe to drop like honestly waiting til the last three chapters drove me NUTS i liked the childhood stuff early on though, and the pastor’s “fuck u god” sermon was a+
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 9 June 2023 02:04 (one year ago) link
I'm not quite sure what to make of Fairy Tale. I thought the pacing and plot progression were all over the place. But it had some great sequences - the first walk through the abandoned city was fantastic, and the waiting room build-up to the "Fair One" was the most intense, horrifying thing he's written in a long time.
― Duane Barry, Thursday, 15 June 2023 14:19 (one year ago) link