Haven't started it yet, but I found 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King in the library the other day.
It's many many years since I read this book - before I had my children in fact
Haven't started it yet, but I found 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King in the library the other day.
It's many many years since I read this book - before I had my children in fact
i just picked up "Pet Semetary" at the library...it's my first time reading it actually, tho of course i saw the movie (which was basically like a comedy lol). it's awesome, and giving me some seriously crazy dreams. i've been waking Daddy up in the middle of the night just to hear his voice, the book has been freaking me out so much. it's great!
(btw, in the new epilogue King says this is the book which still disturbs him the most, because it dealt with his greatest fear...losing a child)
I read the book way too young. I had nightmares for weeks, literally. And re: bolded bit - the movie is the reason why I still can't sit on a couch with my feet on the floor if I'm watcing a scary movie. The scene where the achilles tendons are slashed haunts me.
I just finished reading The End of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas. It was great and weird at the same time. I picked it up for a long 8 hour train ride in summer just because of the cool cover[/URL] (and the edges of the pages are black), but I didn't get to read it, because I had such nice people in my booth on the train, so I ended up talking with them for the whole 8 hours.
i just picked up "Pet Semetary" at the library...it's my first time reading it actually, tho of course i saw the movie (which was basically like a comedy lol). it's awesome, and giving me some seriously crazy dreams. i've been waking Daddy up in the middle of the night just to hear his voice, the book has been freaking me out so much. it's great!
(btw, in the new epilogue King says this is the book which still disturbs him the most, because it dealt with his greatest fear...losing a child)
I read the book way too young. I had nightmares for weeks, literally. And re: bolded bit - the movie is the reason why I still can't sit on a couch with my feet on the floor if I'm watcing a scary movie. The scene where the achilles tendons are slashed haunts me.
I just finished reading The End of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas. It was great and weird at the same time. I picked it up for a long 8 hour train ride in summer just because of the cool cover (and the edges of the pages are black), but I didn't get to read it, because I had such nice people in my booth on the train, so I ended up talking with them for the whole 8 hours.
*hug*
I've been having night terrors lately too but for other reasons that have nothing to do with reading. I wish I had a Daddy to comfort and hold me after waking. Lucky you!
I don't think I ever read Pet Cemetery because by then I knew King was going to give me nightmares. Sometimes his books also just pissed me off. If it were one of the really lame ones like Cujo. The cover of which DID scare me. It scared me so much I couldn't leave it face up in my room of have it bed side. Kuddos to the artist on that one. However, the book itself seemed really mundane and icky.
That's if I read his "scary" books. However, I think he might write those Odd Thomas books? If so, I LOVE at least four of his books!
Sounds like a great train ride.
I have to say I didn't find Pet Cemetery, the movie like a comedy at all. I found it creepy and freaky. The death of a pet, particularly cats is not a good way to start any book or movie for me. My impression of the movie from there on, was that it was a fairly standard "scary" by the standards of the industry at that time.
Poor kitty.
bad acting will really destroy a movie for me, and that's what happened with Pet Semetary (btw the misspelling is intentional...kids supposedly created the pet "cemetary"). also the kid who played the baby, something about his voice just tickled me. terrible i know.
but i found the book to be really sad. especially the daughter character (it was her cat)...she's like 5 yrs old and basically becomes depressive psychotic as the book progresses. when her baby brother dies her parents are too caught up in their own grief to do jack for her. it really makes you angry!
yes i'm very lucky to be able to indulge in my love of scary books and movies knowing that when i have a bad dream or just can't sleep at all Daddy will be there to snuggle me and remind me it's not real.
Cujo really did suck...i think King goes through periods of just churning them out too quickly. i do like his Bachman series though. oh, and Odd Thomas is Dean Koontz...and King would be really really furious that you dared to confuse him with Koontz! lol they often take little pot-shots at each other in their novels.
I want MORE!
It depends. I certainly don't find relentlessly gloomy literature worth my time.
I'm looking mostly for escapism these days. My reading is sadly down since I've had a death in the family.
FF
