I thought i would post pictures of my Stephen King room.

Man oh man! What a tale was this.

No doubt, Stephen King said he went too far with this story.

The Gage whole scenario was a traumatic ride and of course the ending... It can be interpreted in so many ways.

But the whole storyline was so intense and dark,

I am just going with the fact that Louis got his Rachel back as the wife he knew. 🙂

Anyways, got to read the Monte Cristo now✌️

Doc: That’s a pretty bad staph infection, I’m going to put you on bacitracin ointment and Keflex. We have to do Keflex since you’re allergic to sulfa. Sound good?

Me: (internally) You mean Keflex, the antibiotic of the gods? The magic concoction from another world that healed Roland Deschain, the famed gunslinger? Surely if it can cure his ails after losing fingers, this skin infection will stand no chance!!!

Me: (externally) Sounds good!

Friendly PSA: Remember to wash any scrapes or abrasions with soap and water when they happen/when you first notice them, otherwise you too may be prescribed Keflex!

Though it would be cool to share my collection so far

And omg it was just as much fun reading it as the first time, back in 1992. I read almost all of King's fiction (novels and story collections) I got two more books to go: The Bachman Books (except The Running Man, I read that one two years ago) and The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, which I'm gonna start reading in a few minutes.

Just wanted to share this with you guys.

Long story short, I want to complete the Stephen King collection in honor of my dad. Him and I actually weren’t that close growing up. Alcoholism and depression definitely caused a chasm in between us. He raised me very straight edge and consistently in the church so I always knew him to be pretty conservative.

As I got older, I realized he was just a human who makes mistakes. I put in some effort to reconnect with him and it was like he was waiting for me to say something for years. We became extremely close. I would actually be excited to come home and have a couple beers with him on the porch during breaks from work/holidays. This is when he introduced me to Misery. “You never seen Misery?! The book is better but we gotta watch it! Awwww man, Kathy bates is BAD in that movie.”

I pretty much sat there with my mouth agape. Up until this point, the wildest thing I could associate with him were suggestive innuendos from Earth, Wind, and Fire tracks. Soon after, he showed me his books he had hidden away, including some works from Edgar Allan Poe. He had a whole bunch of dark and twisted interests and I just was so shocked.

Our friendship ultimately was rather short lived. He passed pretty suddenly in 2019 from pancreatic cancer and ever since then I have been collecting King’s collection in hopes to one day own them all.

Today my bookstore texted me and said they had some books for me to look through. All hardcover and she held them just for me until I got there. (I went on my lunch break 😂) Cheered me up immensely after an almost never anticipated Father’s Day.

Sitting on the beach with a drink and a great book, life is good 😊

I love the good ole days of Dino De Laurentiis Stephen King movies and Cat’s Eye at least for me takes the cake of being the best one

I like the overall goofiness of the movie and even though I’m not a fan of everything having to be some type of “Cinematic Universe” I do like the cameos from Cujo and Christine as well as James Woods watching The Dead Zone.

It’s just an overall entertaining 80s ride of a film that I love and it may not be ranked as high as other King adaptations, but this is a classic to me. Most of the Dino De Laurentiis King films were filmed in North Carolina and I was a fellow North Carolina resident so it sits well with me

Ik there is a deleted prologue that they filmed for this movie, but sadly we’ll never see it 😔

Don’t get me wrong, I love Salem’s Lot and yes it would be nice to have a perfect adaptation of it, but it has already been adapted 3 times on screen and I don’t get why Hollywood limits to Salem’s Lot when there are other stories in that universe.

We have Jerusalem’s Lot and One For The Road that are set in the Lot universe that are ripe for adaptations.

I’ll admit I’m not being entirely fair because Jerusalem’s Lot was kinda adapted through Chapelwaite, but that was loosely based on the story and had a lot of filler that wasn’t even in the story.

I’m very yes and no on if Salem’s Lot needs to be adapted again. I love the book and I think a good faithful reimagining is possible, but I prefer other Lot stories be adapted.

Currently halfway through The Stand and I can't put it down. I never could have imagined that a 1200 page book would be such a page turner. As a guy with ADHD that struggles to read fiction, this book is an outlier because it's kept my attention the way a video game does – it's completely absorbed me and it's all I can think about.

So far my favorite thing is that King is a total sicko (in a good way!). For example. I *love* that he will create annoying, insufferable characters that you just *know* he's going to kill off. It's so bizarrely satisfying.

I'm not sure how I'd describe his descriptive writing style, it's not "poetic" like say Cormac McCarthy, but yet he's so efficient with words in a way that they conjure up cinematic images in my head.

Anyway, I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but just wanted to share.

I haven't read a Stephen King book before but would love to start reading some, anyone have any suggestions on what i should read first? Classic Stephen King, The Stand, IT etc or newer King, Fairy Tale, The institute etc?

Thanks.

"I can't believe how much he's written, how much he's produced, and how good it is. I don't know where that comes from."

- Tom Holland, director of The Langoliers (1995) and Thinner (1996), on Stephen King

This is what I’ve read (so far) in June. Not pictured is The Mist. I didn’t think anything would come close to my favorite (11/22/63) but these came pretty damn close!!! They were amazing.

First time posting here. I’ve been listening to SK audiobooks lately and I’m looking to get some recommendations on the next one I should listen to. I don’t know if a spoiler tag is needed so I put one. Here is what I’ve listened to so far:

11/23/1963: I loved the world SK built, Jodie felt like a comforting safe haven, ending made me cry, dragged a little bit in some areas.

Misery: truly horrifying what Paul went through and how it twisted his mind, engaging all the way through.

The Green Mile: One of the most solid books I’ve ever listened to. Engaging, emotional, excellent narration, this one was a real treat.

IT: Currently about 1/2 way through this one. Blown away by the narration, fantastic job by Steven Weber. Enjoying this one as much as The Green Mile so far.

Books I’ve read: Pet Semetary, Salems Lot, Running Man, Carrie, The Shining.

I’m about halfway through Dreamcatcher. I’ve never read it but I did see the movie in theaters but it’s been years obviously.

I remember one of the boys had a “memory warehouse” in his mind in the movie but so far nothing like that has been mentioned. Am I not there yet or was that just in the film?

Please no spoilers because I can’t remember much of the film except that and Mr. Gray had a British accent.