Most of these stories are super-depressing... Highlights for me were "Drunken Fireworks", the fucked-up elephant poem "The Bone Church" and "Cookie Jar" - I want to know more about Lalanka and the forza mist...
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boysmithers reviewed The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King (Stephen King novel -- #42)
boysmithers reviewed Shawshank redemption. by Stephen King
Review of 'Shawshank redemption.' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Rita Hayworth = ok
Apt Pupil = terrifying, one of his most insidious stories.
The Body = one of his best stories, love the Chris character.
Breathing Method = I really enjoyed this one (as I couldn't remember anything about it) I want to know more about the "club"...
boysmithers reviewed The Institute by Stephen King
Review of 'The Institute' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Xmas present from the Mrs, nice hardback with the playground on the endpapers.LOVED the "Night Knocker" section and the escape section. Rest was good but not great.
boysmithers rated Nightmares and Dreamscapes: 5 stars
Nightmares and Dreamscapes by Stephen King
A solitary finger pokes out of a drain. Novelty teeth turn predatory. Flies settle and die on an old pair …
boysmithers reviewed Stephen King's Danse macabre. by Stephen King
Review of "Stephen King's Danse macabre." on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
This was kind of tough to get through, especially the films section... Re-reading over 20 years after I first read it, now I've read most of the books he covers! Still not read any Straub apart from the collabs.
boysmithers rated Sleeping beauties: 3 stars
Sleeping beauties by Stephen King, Owen King
In this spectacular father/son collaboration, Stephen King and Owen King tell the highest of high-stakes stories: what might happen if …
boysmithers rated 20th Century Ghosts: 3 stars
20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill
Imogene is young and beautiful. She kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She's …
boysmithers rated Full Throttle : 4 stars
Review of 'Los Ojos Del Dragon / the Eyes of the Dragon' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I had no memory of this! Really enjoyed it though, love the tie-ins with the Dark Tower and the fantasy atmosphere. The copy I got from the library was a 1st (UK) edition with some illustrations and an AMAZING font for the chapter headings etc. This book has inspired me to create a 16bit chiptune dungeon synth project in its honour.
boysmithers rated The Shining (The Shining, #1): 2 stars
The Shining (The Shining, #1) by Stephen King
The Shining is a 1977 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It is King's third published novel and first …
boysmithers rated The Green Mile: 4 stars
The Green Mile by Stephen King
The Green Mile is a 1996 serial novel by American writer Stephen King. It tells the story of death row …
boysmithers rated The Stand: 5 stars
The Stand by Stephen King, Stephen King
The Stand is a post-apocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by American author Stephen King and first published in 1978 by …
boysmithers reviewed Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen King
boysmithers rated Salem's Lot: 3 stars
Salem's Lot by Stephen King
Author Ben Mears returns to ‘Salem's Lot to write a book about a house that has haunted him since childhood …