Stephen King - 'IT', really scary book

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I thought the film was really silly and not at all frightening - the clown was almost comical.

I decided to read the book (don't usually read horror) and it's really got to me and given me nightmares!

Yes she didn't like it at all. I just love him there is one on the amazon cheap list ATM which I haven't read yet, might go and download it now in the mood for a bit of SK thanks to this thread.
Iklboo every time I hear a tap drip I think of poor Stan Uris.

I think his books could translate well into films, they just have not often been made into very good films. Perhaps because he is seen as rather a lowbrow writer? The Running Man film was an shocking version of a rather grim and gripping novella.

The obvious exception to this is The Shawshank Redemption. I also liked the film of Misery a lot.

Oh yes, Carrie. That is a good film too.

Poor Stan. :(

What about his "Bag of Bones"? I've read most of his and that still haunts me!

'Bag Of Bones' is superb. Two haunting scenes in it which I won't give spoilers for but one involves water and the other involves a girl and some men. Shudder.

Remus the description of the "men" scene" was terribly haunting.

Yes - just awful. But written with such love and concern too, I thought, if that's not a silly thing to say.

I haven't read many of his but I really liked pet cemetery which I read in my teens and the girl that loved Tom Gordon. However I really liked his son's books horns and heart shaped box.

I really like 'The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon' as it's such a brilliant depiction of the thought processes of a child.

Joe Hill hasn't done much for me thus far - he has good ideas but I don't think he executes them very well and the books don't have enough 'heart' to them to satisfy me. I think he's trying to emulate his dad but doesn't have his dad's eye for (or indeed compassion for) characters.

Is it Danny in The Shining? Denny was Gordie's brother in Stand By Me, I think.

I reread I last year and it still freaked me out.

I have read the early ones then got bored.

But loved the latest one about Kennedy and time travel.
I sobbed.

It not I.

Yep, it's Danny in 'The Shining' I think. Can't remember enough about 'Stand By Me' - will have to re-read. Love the name though - never heard it anywhere other than in King.

I found joe hills books more readable for me personally, I don't know what it is bout Stephen kings books but I find them a challenge. The writing style just doesn't work for me. Apart from the girl that loved tom Gordon which I loved.

how has no one mentioned the green mile? That translated amazingly onto film

and also I love Duma Key - proper creepy as shit back to his best psychological stuff after a run of less good books, read that twice and it gave me shivers both times

IT is amazing - one of the first of his I read as a teenager, gave me nightmares and I couldn't look at the cover of the book for months! (coloured eyes (red?) peeping out of a drain.... eurgh

Yes, King is either amazing or dreadful.

It, Bag of Bones, Christine and The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon are great. I think he writes teenagers and coming of age stuff really well.

On Writing was a great read.

Pet Sematry I seem to remember was one of the first books to shock me. And I really, really dont like Gerald's Game. The psychological aspect gets me whilst the writing annoys me, and I simply can't read it.

I love so many SK books. But I think Insomnia is my favourite closely followed by the Long Walk.

There should be a law that only Frank Darabont is allowed to do SK films. I dread to think what Ron Howard will do to The Dark Tower (if the adaptation ever happens)

Denny is the baby in The Dead Zone too.

The Long Walk, that's one of my favourites! It now reminds me of the Hunger Games.

I love a lot of Stephen King, The Shawshank Redemption and Stand by me are a given, as is The Stand which is still one of my favourite books.

Has anyone read Insomnia? I found that both incredibly touching and very creepy, plus it describes so horribly well how wretched you feel for a lack of sleep and how different the world can look when you're so tired.

I bloody love Insomnia! I could pick up and read it over and over and never tire of it

I can't really get my head round The Regulators and Desperation still enjoyed them though. Couldn't get into Cell or Geralds Game