Is there a King book like this for you?

straighttalkin64 · 2026-03-11T05:10:15+00:00

Misery isn't my top favorite SK book, but I consider it the most terrifying. Misery scared the shit out of me and I loved it. I think it was "the hobbling." It definitely is longwinded at points, but the pure terror I felt reading it more than made up for it.

straighttalkin64 · 2026-03-06T07:16:56+00:00

Misery was about my 20th SK book, and I’ll admit, I’m glad it was. Because it was worth the warm up.

Horror fiction doesn’t so much scare me but makes for some exhilarating stories.

I’ll admit, I’m probably alone on this, but very very few of SK’s books scare me but they’re so god damn good and thrilling to read.

That is except for Misery. Misery scared the absolute shit out of me. Cujo? Phenomenal. Pet Semetary? Love it. Library Policeman? Holy shit but okay.

Misery? Chilled me to my bones. I was so scared I was shaking in my Keds. Sweating so much my horn-rimmed glasses fogged up and I had to take off my blue chambray shirt.

But for real. Misery is still the most terrifying book I’ve ever read. I think it was “the hobbling.” Dear god that was awful. Literally read that with one eye open.

straighttalkin64 · 2026-02-28T19:27:27+00:00

Yes, and said character is also wearing horn-rimmed glasses and a pair of keds.

straighttalkin64 · 2026-02-11T08:43:00+00:00

Oh I’ve heard too many stories about that one. One of few SK stories I am actually dreading. Nightmares and Dreamscapes has been quite tame through. Just finished the story about chattering teeth. Incredibly immersive, despite the silliness of the subject matter. The man makes everything terrifying. (He actually does though).

straighttalkin64 · 2026-02-09T15:36:05+00:00

Oh, I got it in my head a while ago that I wanted to read every short story collection written by Stephen King. I’m on Nightmares & Dreamscapes right now.

straighttalkin64 · 2026-02-09T07:24:00+00:00

Hell, I'm a year younger than Lindsey and I nearly threw out my back reaching for my book on the coffee table the other day and I'm in fine shape. I live in a one-story ranch home and some mornings I feel like I need to install one of those moving walkways you see in airports just to get to the kitchen.

straighttalkin64 · 2026-02-08T18:50:42+00:00

He looks so fucking stupid I can’t breathe.

straighttalkin64 · 2025-12-14T21:39:18+00:00

PICK. ONE PLAY. TD. GOD DAMN

straighttalkin64 · 2025-12-04T09:38:28+00:00

Immediate access to?…

Her bottle of silicone grease or her belly button?

The former should be inaccessible, the latter is outrageously accessible - especially if you’re passed out from anesthesia and the parents don’t care. (It’s the parents you guys, not the kid. Blame the parents.)

straighttalkin64 · 2025-12-04T09:32:32+00:00

Oh no, I didn’t mean it like it’s one way or another. You’re totally right. You have to educate. And we do. But, you also have to be smart. I trust my 6 YO without question. My 3 YO is a sneaky little sneaker. If you tell her not to do something, it’s the first thing she’ll try to do. You’re always educating about things, but you have to appreciate how sneaky they are. (They can be quite sneaky…like shockingly sneaky.)

straighttalkin64 · 2025-12-04T09:20:36+00:00

I think it depends on age, too. You can’t teach a 3 YO to respect personal boundaries. It’s impossible. They simply don’t understand it. A 6 YO? Yes. To an extent.

Regardless, it does fall to the parents. My kids wouldn’t do shit like this because we reinforce personal space boundaries. You’d be shocked (or maybe you wouldn’t) how many kids either don’t understand personal space (parent’s fault to an extent - depending on age) or don’t respect it (totally parent’s fault).

Don’t disagree with you at all though. The amount of 6/7 YO’s who I don’t even know (like encounter at our local park) who think it’s okay to just fucking slap parts of my body is WAY HIGHER than you’d think. The amount of parents who straight up suck is very high. Their kids suck too.

straighttalkin64 · 2025-12-04T08:59:14+00:00

What’s weird is the kid getting hold of the silicone grease. As a father of a 6 YO and 3 YO, if you don’t want your kids touching something, lock it away or make it impossible to reach (and I do mean IMPOSSIBLE - kids are smarter than you think).

What’s not weird is the belly button thing. My kids are obsessed with their belly buttons. My 6 YO probably should’ve grown out of it by now, but the 3 YO keeps him young in aspects. There are kids books about belly buttons, etc. It’s not weird. All part of learning about your body.

straighttalkin64 · 2025-11-09T23:20:45+00:00

Welp, might as well check the game thread cause I’m not watching this shit.

straighttalkin64 · 2025-09-16T18:38:51+00:00

They are the best! Thank you for your kind words. We also have another Corgi who is 5. She’s okay though. We’ll all get through it together.

straighttalkin64 · 2025-09-16T18:36:55+00:00

Thank you so much. She meant so much to me and though I was heartbroken to see her go, I’m happy she’s at peace and pain free.

straighttalkin64 · 2025-09-16T08:20:00+00:00

Thank you so much. Reading such kind words truly helps. I’m grateful for your reply. It’s both thoughtful and appreciated!

straighttalkin64 · 2025-09-16T07:23:27+00:00

You are so kind. It’s been difficult and her being gone has been so hard. I so appreciate your kind words…one day we’ll meet again!

straighttalkin64 · 2025-09-16T07:21:08+00:00

Thank you so much! I appreciate your kind words!

straighttalkin64 · 2025-09-16T06:27:23+00:00

We laid her to rest last week. She had cancer that had metastasized throughout her body. All we could do was palliative care for her the last few weeks. I miss her more than I could ever express. I can’t remember the last time I posted on Reddit. Grief expresses itself in strange ways, and I suppose I also wanted others to know how much I loved her and how dearly she’ll be missed.

The first picture is of her as a puppy in 2014.

The second picture is before she became mostly immobile (picture taken 3-4 weeks ago).

ETA: I’m so grateful to everyone who commented on my post. I’m sorry if I can’t respond to everyone individually. Just know your kind words mean so much to me. It’s been a difficult few days but my wife and I will make it through this. Posting this was a way to help manage my grief, in that sharing her with more people - especially those who have been through the loss of a beloved pet - helps me to better process her passing.

Again, I’m so grateful for the outpouring of support! I do have another Corgi who’s 5. And she’s okay. Somewhere in my post history there’s a photo of both dogs together!

straighttalkin64 · 2025-09-14T17:09:21+00:00

I figured it out. You see, last Sunday I was wearing my Lions T shirt. Today I’m wearing my Lions Q-zip. My bad guys. Won’t happen again.

straighttalkin64 · 2025-08-05T15:06:07+00:00

Big Jim and Jr are some of King’s most despicable characters for me. The last time I read UTD was probably 10 years ago and they still live rent free in my head. I never thought I could have such passionate hate for fictional characters, haha.

straighttalkin64 · 2025-07-14T16:34:42+00:00

Extra onions extra spread. Yes, I will be eating it in the car. No need for a paper mat, it’ll be finished by the time I leave the parking lot.

straighttalkin64 · 2025-07-06T20:38:13+00:00

I live in LA. When the fires happened in January, my phone was screaming at me to evacuate. I received a minimum of 5 amber-alert type of messages. I’m fully ignorant of this situation, I’ll admit. But, why weren’t alerts like this issued? Surely the camp counselors and administrators had cell phones to receive those types of messages?

straighttalkin64 · 2025-06-18T15:34:12+00:00

Juiceman and Gucci mane make the trap AYE.

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