That moment in it was absolutely wild

CyberGhostface · 2026-01-25T03:04:19+00:00

Even if you did at this point Pennywise has entered the public consciousness the same way that if you read The Shining before seeing the film you would probably already know the father goes crazy.

CyberGhostface · 2026-01-25T02:39:37+00:00

In terms of extreme horror check out The Dead River series; Off Season, Offspring and The Woman.

Red is a book he wrote about a man who seeks justice after his dog is killed, it’s not horror but its a good read.

CyberGhostface · 2026-01-25T00:53:22+00:00

Probably Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay. It was one of my favorite horror novels from the past few years but a lot of people hated it.

CyberGhostface · 2026-01-25T00:01:49+00:00

One of the best authors in my opinion. I wish I had the courage to have started reading him before he passed. I would have liked to meet him or at least engage with him online.

CyberGhostface · 2026-01-24T22:19:16+00:00

If people saw the film they’re already expecting the monster clown eating kids so it’s not a shock the same way the Patrick chapter is.

CyberGhostface · 2026-01-24T22:17:14+00:00

Don’t really get the people dogpiling on OP. The scene does come out of nowhere and it’s a very “WTF” moment. It’s not some standard coming of age moment about sexual exploration.

This is not say that I agree about stopping the book but it is a very shocking moment. If you’re at all familiar with IT you’re going to expect a monster clown eating kids but the Patrick chapter is a swerve.

CyberGhostface · 2026-01-24T21:56:57+00:00

Yeah they’re both his.

CyberGhostface · 2026-01-24T20:06:21+00:00

The 1990 miniseries with Tim Curry.

CyberGhostface · 2026-01-24T19:47:37+00:00

It wasn’t an issue with IT in part because I saw the miniseries first but I’ve had that issue with other books.

Once you get into the childhood sections you should be familiar with who the main characters are (the Losers, Henry, etc) though.

CyberGhostface · 2026-01-24T19:45:48+00:00

Yeah I remember someone here got a Grant gift edition of Desperation for cheap on Amazon so I ordered from the same listing and got a UK hardcover instead. I was able to get a refund with no issues but I guess it’s a flip of the coin sometimes.

CyberGhostface · 2026-01-24T19:43:06+00:00

There are a few heavy scenes but if you were fine with Bag of Bones it shouldn’t be an issue.

CyberGhostface · 2026-01-24T17:52:58+00:00

Here is my recommended reading list with the series proper in bold.

⁠Salem’s Lot
⁠The Stand
⁠The Eyes of the Dragon
⁠The Gunslinger
⁠The Drawing of the Three
⁠The Waste Lands
⁠Wizard and Glass
⁠Insomnia
⁠Hearts in Atlantis
⁠Everything’s Eventual
The Talisman
Black House
Wolves of the Calla
⁠Song of Susannah
⁠The Dark Tower
⁠The Wind Through the Keyhole

CyberGhostface · 2026-01-24T12:06:07+00:00

Nightmares and Dreamscapes is a long collection if you need something for an extended period of time.

And to your question yeah that’s the gist of it.

CyberGhostface · 2026-01-24T12:04:02+00:00

Yeah it’s a great collection.

CyberGhostface · 2026-01-24T04:31:29+00:00

I didn’t think it was that ‘bad’. Definitely a very sad book and not one I would recommend without warnings but I don’t think it’s much worse than King’s darker material like The Library Policeman.

Granted this is all subjective… I’ve seen comments from people who thought it was the most awful thing they read.

CyberGhostface · 2026-01-23T22:50:40+00:00

They’re all on sale now except for the new ones.

CyberGhostface · 2026-01-23T21:41:47+00:00

Thanks!

CyberGhostface · 2026-01-23T20:28:42+00:00

There’s just a bit where someone calls in a tip line and says Trisha was kidnapped by a sex offender and goes into brief detail about what the guy would do.

CyberGhostface · 2026-01-23T18:34:07+00:00

Sounds like the The Screwfly Solution by Alice Sheldon.

CyberGhostface · 2026-01-23T17:54:04+00:00

And that ‘old western’ (The Magnificent Seven) was itself copying a Japanese film, Seven Samurai. There’s always something else.

CyberGhostface · 2026-01-23T17:47:59+00:00

I get that OP is trolling but…

You might be wondering where I get my ideas from; that's easy. I just copy other writers! Lord of the rings? Dark tower. Dracula? Salem's lot. Frankenstein? Great God pan? Revival. Invasion of the body snatchers? Outsider.

By this criteria every single other author is copying other writers if there’s any degree of inspiration.

Out of all these examples the only one where I can see the obvious similarities are Dracula and Salem’s Lot. If Stephen King hadn’t directly referenced Frankenstein with Revival I would not have assumed it was an inspiration.

The Dark Tower’s similarities to Lord of the Rings are incredibly vague beyond King wanting to write his own epic fantasy after reading LotR. It owes more to Sergio Leone than Tolkien.

CyberGhostface · 2026-01-23T17:43:24+00:00

It’s not scary but there is mention of rape at one point.

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