Articles tagged "stephen king"

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My Mass Email to Friends upon Hearing of the Death of Stephen King*

by Scott Bradley

[24.Sep.09] :. *every word is true as of this writing, except, thankfully, Stephen King is not dead.

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Fighting the Flu

by Marco Lanzagorta

[4.May.09] :. The mobilization of the military to control the spread of the current outbreak of a rare strain of the swine flu in Mexico City is right out of Stephen King’s The Stand.

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Just After Sunset by Stephen King

by John Mark Eberhart [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[2.Dec.08] :. Never, in fact, has King seemed more mature or more sure of himself as a writer.

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At 61, Stephen King keeps getting better

by John Mark Eberhart [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[24.Sep.08] :. Scorn, admiration, disdain, esteem, condescension, respect. These words all describe my attitude, at various times over the last quarter century, to Stephen King, who celebrated his 61st birthday on...

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A pair of Stephen King chillers top Blu-ray releases

by Doug Nye [McClatchy/Tribune News Service (MCT)]

[17.Sep.08] :. Two chillers based on the work of Stephen King lead the parade of titles being released on Blu-ray this week. Terrifying things happen in King’s world and often that are no explanations for...

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Standing by Stephen King

by Jennifer Makowsky

[5.Mar.08] :. Childhood and the end of innocence are vividly portrayed in Stephen King's novella The Body, and Rob Reiner's excellent interpretation, Stand by Me.

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Duma Key by Stephen King

by Chauncey Mabe [South Florida Sun-Sentinel (MCT)]

[4.Mar.08] :. Stephen King's spooky, Florida-set Duma Key revives his gift for suspense. King is at the height of his powers.

 

‘The Mist’ is full of monsters, but nothing’s scarier than fear

by Rene Rodriguez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[21.Nov.07] :. NEW YORK—It didn’t matter that Frank Darabont’s two previous film adaptations of Stephen King novels—“The Shawshank Redemption” and “The Green...

 

Blaze by Richard Bachman

by Rene Rodriguez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[18.Jul.07] :. Calamity follows lonely, brain-damaged Clayton Blaisdell Jr. in Blaze, written 30 years ago.

 

Stephen Kings The Dark Tower #1

by Shawn O'Rourke

[5.Mar.07] :. The Gunslinger has established himself as one of the most fascinating and compelling characters in modern fiction, yet much of his past is still a mystery.

 

Liseys Story by Stephen King

by Chris Barsanti

[16.Oct.06] :. The book is an unusually careful creation from an author who has too often let himself run on automatic.

 

Cell by Stephen King

by Bill Gibron

[9.Feb.06] :. It's a work of maturity and of meaning, a novel that actually wants to comment on the state of the world and the pissed off population who seem to be living on and off it.

 

‘Salem’s Lot: Illustrated Edition by Stephen King

by Bill Gibron

[11.Nov.05] :. Since Carrie was about telekinesis -- not the most classical of creature features -- 'Salem's Lot represents King's first stab a legitimate horror archetypes, and as he would go on to prove time and time again, no one can rework the classics better than he.

 

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

by John G. Nettles

PULL.

 

Dreamcatcher by Stephen King

by Sabadino Parker

This isn't going to be the book you'll hand to someone who's never read King before, but it may be one for the die-hard King fans, if only to see him make up for the alien-ridden debacle of 'Tommyknockers'.