Horror Movies Forum - Stephen King - Does he still have his edge?

Re: Stephen King - Does he still have his edge?

dummy@example.com (wolfman1959) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:49:09 +0000

a more important question has wolfie become more tiresome ?

Re: Stephen King - Does he still have his edge?

dummy@example.com (DirtyGirl) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:10:52 +0000

The last story I read by him was Duma Key...I really enjoyed it. A good ghost story. It would make a great movie

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dummy@example.com (The Creature) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:24:08 +0000

Regarding King's newer stuff, I'm reading his latest novel, 11/22/63. I'm about half way through, and it's great.

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dummy@example.com (SW1134) — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 03:46:42 +0000

The Lonesome Death of Jody Verrel will always be his best acting role!

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dummy@example.com (MistressOf Horror) — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 02:29:19 +0000

or acting.. dont you just love his awesome cameos ?

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dummy@example.com (deadhorse13) — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 01:19:07 +0000

I think he should move in to directing - look how absolutely fantastic
Maximum Overdrive turned out

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dummy@example.com (MistressOf Horror) — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 01:16:07 +0000

I think he has given us all of his best... sadly I feel he lost the vison after the accident. His books that he wrote after that --well.. some were good, some dull, none like those of his prime. Stephen King has a bad habit of running out of steam at the end of some his stores >couch< IT >cough< and now it seems he has run out of steam for his writing career. and please dont get me wrong-- Im a huge fan and have lots of love for the King of Horror I just calls 'em like see'em.

he should mentor some young writers.. perhaps even co-write a book with another good author like he did with Straub. Or choose a collection of short stories from other horror authors

Re: Stephen King - Does he still have his edge?

dummy@example.com (SW1134) — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:48:19 +0000

I will read anything King puts out, but yea, I can see how his stuff isn't as good as it used to be. The last new thing I read was Cell, and that was a few years ago now.

Re: Stephen King - Does he still have his edge?

dummy@example.com (azathoth) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:01:22 +0000

^^^
I'm a Lovecraft man. I got Lon to read a couple of his stories so far.

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dummy@example.com (survivalist) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:53:38 +0000

LoudLon wrote:

Funny thing is, two days ago I found a massive torrent with all of King's published work to date and downloaded it, figuring now I can spend some time catching up on the stuff I've missed over the last ten, fifteen years...
...then today I opened the torrent to pick something to read, said to myself "Eh, who has the time?" and then deleted the whole damn thing.

wow how weird, i did almost exactly that this past weekend. wanted to watch the uncut salems lot and didnt have my dvd on me so i got it off a torrent, then looking around i saw all these books ive been wanting to catch up on and grabbed them too...but after the books were done i browsed through them and said "mehh" and just deleted them. lol.

azathoth wrote:

^^
You could fit all of Lovecraft's work into one of King's mega-novels.
I haven't read anything this 'The Dark Tower,' so I can't comment on anything since then. King's early stuff was his best, and then a bit uneven.
I like Koontz, Matheson & Lumley as much or more than King, Barker, Bloch & Straub a little less so.

yeah but Lovecrafts stuff is way better. and of course to me Matheson is his modern day successor creating new classic horror. never really got into the others but i liked a few Koontz books over the years.

i think king has definitely lost the horror edge and become less interesting to me overall. but he had a good run and his classics will always be available.

i dont know if anyone mentioned him but the 2 Brian Keene books ive read were pretty damn good.

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dummy@example.com (TypH) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:42:57 +0000

I love king's work, I think he's still a master of his craft even to this date, I know he has changed after he had his accident that put him in the hospital, it kind of freaked him out seeing the accident was alot similar to the accident he was creating in his new novel at the time I guess...that would freak out anyone, kind of creepy that it happened like that, but I still think he rocks at what he does!

Re: Stephen King - Does he still have his edge?

dummy@example.com (azathoth) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 07:47:59 +0000

^^
You could fit all of Lovecraft's work into one of King's mega-novels.
I haven't read anything this 'The Dark Tower,' so I can't comment on anything since then. King's early stuff was his best, and then a bit uneven.
I like Koontz, Matheson & Lumley as much or more than King, Barker, Bloch & Straub a little less so.

Re: Stephen King - Does he still have his edge?

dummy@example.com (LoudLon) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 07:39:21 +0000

Funny thing is, two days ago I found a massive torrent with all of King's published work to date and downloaded it, figuring now I can spend some time catching up on the stuff I've missed over the last ten, fifteen years...

...then today I opened the torrent to pick something to read, said to myself "Eh, who has the time?" and then deleted the whole damn thing.

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dummy@example.com (Treuj) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:05:48 +0000

I'm obviously late to the game, however I must add my 2 cents on this particular topic. Mr. King is prolific, however his earlier work is clearly so superior to his later work that it must be something right? Maybe, maybe not. When I mean his earlier work, I mean The Shining, Dead Zone, Cujo, Christine, Tommyknockers, Pet Sematary (yes I skipped Carrie, did not like it..sorry) also his short stories collections Night Shift and Skeleton Crew. First, I'd like to say he set the bar really really high. Like Quentin Tarantino trying to duplicate the success of Pulp Fiction, King will never again reach The Shining level of scary. King started to lose my devout readership when he left pure horror and went into his realtionship phase with Lisey's Story and others, (though at this writing, the only King books that I have not read is his Dark Tower series), I slogged through From a Buick 8 and others and was glad to finish.
Many things change a writer, I think it was a combination of getting older, near death experience and some substance abuse issues. But Koontz does not do it for me, either does Barker, though I think they are both talented writers, they do not grab me like King. I will say this however, Full Dark No Stars is some of King's best work in novellas since Four Past Midnight...highly recommended reading. I'm currently reading Horns by his son....very promising so far.

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dummy@example.com (doc_notter) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:09:55 +0000

Actually his books turn out well, unfortunately movies based on his books do not, at least the newer ones, i think its more of the production company and not King.