It's been a while since I dived into a S. King collection. I guess I have to take the plunge again! After all the years, one story sticks in my mind for a reason I can't put a finger on. It's "The Gingerbread Girl", in "Just After Sunset"... I can't recall any of the others gathered in there. Sometimes the man really gets to me! Great post, Sam.
Great piece, Sam. YOU LIKE IT DARKER is terrific, and last week I powered through “Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream” until well after midnight because I knew I just wasn’t going to be able to sleep until I finished it. I can’t recall the last time a story so held me in thrall. I do remember the same feeling in college when SKELETON CREW came out and I read it late at night, over several nights, in the lounge of my college dorm so my roommate could sleep. “The Mist” especially owned me in the sane way.
Hi Sam, I’d love an audiobook for A Lonesome Place for Dying! I live on the Washington side of the border and I’ve always been fascinated by these towns at the edge of everything.
Great piece, Sam. I've always preferred King's short stories over his novels because they make him focus on his strengths and keep him from wandering off on tangents.
It's been a while since I dived into a S. King collection. I guess I have to take the plunge again! After all the years, one story sticks in my mind for a reason I can't put a finger on. It's "The Gingerbread Girl", in "Just After Sunset"... I can't recall any of the others gathered in there. Sometimes the man really gets to me! Great post, Sam.
Great piece, Sam. YOU LIKE IT DARKER is terrific, and last week I powered through “Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream” until well after midnight because I knew I just wasn’t going to be able to sleep until I finished it. I can’t recall the last time a story so held me in thrall. I do remember the same feeling in college when SKELETON CREW came out and I read it late at night, over several nights, in the lounge of my college dorm so my roommate could sleep. “The Mist” especially owned me in the sane way.
Hi Sam, I’d love an audiobook for A Lonesome Place for Dying! I live on the Washington side of the border and I’ve always been fascinated by these towns at the edge of everything.
Great piece, Sam. I've always preferred King's short stories over his novels because they make him focus on his strengths and keep him from wandering off on tangents.
Thanks, James! Totally agree.