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I hate It with a bloody passion, but I liked Carrie, Misery, and lots of his shorter works. Pet Sematary was okay. Love "Survivor Type" and "The Mist". I can't remember "The Dead Zone" but recall that I liked it. Loved The Green Mile. I've never seen the Shawshank Redemption in print to buy, but the movie was great in terms of human drama and sheer staying power. Firestarter felt derivative after Carrie.
I could never find all of the Dark Tower books but read the third or fourth one (had the riddle contest with a train), and while parts were very interesting, the characters, world and plot were far more trippy than genuine seeming or frightening. I'm not sure if I've ever seen a copy of The Stand, but since all of you seemed to love it, I'll certainly pick one up if I do see it.
Come to think of it, I'm not sure if any of King's works were frightening to me, but I think that's because he tended to write about *his* nightmares, and nightmares don't translate well to other people. Often what is incredibly scary during a nightmare is just odd or even laughable on waking. Two other artists I think have had better success in translating their nightmares though, but I think the difference may be the medium and how said artists used it. Look up H. R. Giger and the Visions of Hell painting series (autocorrect is murdering the painter's name). I'm not sure if Clive Barker based his works off nightmares, but it wouldn't surprise me if he did.
I could never find all of the Dark Tower books but read the third or fourth one (had the riddle contest with a train), and while parts were very interesting, the characters, world and plot were far more trippy than genuine seeming or frightening. I'm not sure if I've ever seen a copy of The Stand, but since all of you seemed to love it, I'll certainly pick one up if I do see it.
Come to think of it, I'm not sure if any of King's works were frightening to me, but I think that's because he tended to write about *his* nightmares, and nightmares don't translate well to other people. Often what is incredibly scary during a nightmare is just odd or even laughable on waking. Two other artists I think have had better success in translating their nightmares though, but I think the difference may be the medium and how said artists used it. Look up H. R. Giger and the Visions of Hell painting series (autocorrect is murdering the painter's name). I'm not sure if Clive Barker based his works off nightmares, but it wouldn't surprise me if he did.
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