Why not? Reading is such a nice past-time! I don't think you'd really regret it but you decide!I haven't read any of his books but watched Shawshank Redemption and absolutely loved that movie!
I'm not sure if I should give his books a go?
he is definitely a part of a much darker scene. He is a Democrat.Any thoughts? Is he just a bit disturbed or is he part of a much darker scene? I have an older book in mind but just wanting to get some feedback first
What does being a democrat have to do with a darker scene?he is definitely a part of a much darker scene. He is a Democrat.
its a half-jokeWhat does being a democrat have to do with a darker scene?
Haha i get itits a half-joke
Do you think that it applies to King as well?Unfortunately I have come to the conclusion that anyone with a high degree of success in our modern world is most likely a Satanist.
I can't answer definitively and I am personally torn on this one but he is the #1 author of the world. The last few (Bill Hodges) are more thrillers than horrors but they certainly aren't his biggest sellers. Another movie has been made of one of his horror novels. I imagine Hollywood will most likely be pushing their Satanic agenda and how much responsibility does he have with that?Do you think that it applies to King as well?
My opinion is that King is an awesome writer (not an artist though, more like craftsman). If you pay attention on date of particular book release and compare it with status of Stephen's life (he openly admitted to his mistakes) you may notice that more wicked stuff was created when he was heavily drinking and doing drugs. He put his personal demons on paper. Later books, though, keep more positive approach imo and they are not so sick.
Behind gruesome scenery there is a deep analysis of humanity. It's not horrors, creatures that are worst in King's stories, but people. They turn against each other, use dark power for malicious purposes. But on the other hand they can unite to fight the horror they are facing. All his books contain psychological insight which is more important than supernatural setting.
Personally I don't think Stephen King is satanic. He's not innocent also, probably somehow compliant with the agenda but I don't think his books are used to push one. They might give you nightmares though
There are some interesting 'Illuminati conspiracy' analyses of the The Shining film floating around on the web. It is alleged by them Kubrick knew about the fake moon landings so perhaps King did, too.I have read almost everything he has written. He is a brillient writer. Unfortunately I have come to the conclusion that anyone with a high degree of success in our modern world is most likely a Satanist. Certainly this applies to Hollywood and the music industry.
That is hilarious & I usually vote Democrat. It took me awhile to realize the 2 party system is pretty much broken.he is definitely a part of a much darker scene. He is a Democrat.
I have not read any other posts in this forum yet, but I am a lifetime fan of Stephen King. His masterpiece is the Dark Tower series... 7 books, his Opus. It brings connections to many of his other books. There are other "worlds" and "dimensions" and his crafting is fun. I like "dark" content sometimes; murder mysteries, etc. in a Fictional setting! The Talisman and Black House were excellent but really scary!I haven't read any of his books but watched Shawshank Redemption and absolutely loved that movie!
I'm not sure if I should give his books a go?
I am shuddering now... since I read that you thought the Dark Tower series was silly!!! WHAT??!!! You CRAZY!! LOL I def agree with the Talisman.....did you read the follow up Black House? Really SCARY!I grew up reading SK, and had read everything he wrote,right up until some silly story about some chick digging up an alien spaceship in the woods behind her house. That was the end for me. And I never "got" the Dark Tower series. Also silly. I loved "The Shining," loooooved "The Stand," and I will always have a soft spot in my heart for all the kids (and Pennywise, heh heh) in "It."
But my favorite Stephen King book Of All Time is "The Talisman." It as a collaboration with another author named Peter Straub, and boy oh boy, that book is a modern classic. All the archetypes are there, with SK's usual sardonic twist, and Mr. Straub adds a lyrical sense, almost but not quite poetry, to the descriptions of people and places (and things...) in the prose. One of King's strengths is in mixing the mundane and the outlandish to produce a skewed perception by the characters of what is or isn't(?) real, and he uses it here to great effect. It's been many years since I read this story, yet every once in a while something IRL will remind me of a character, a line, an image from THIS Book. As. does any great work of literature.
1-4 were great but I did not like 5-7. I am excited by the movie though since its not a direct adaptation.I am shuddering now... since I read that you thought the Dark Tower series was silly!!! WHAT??!!! You CRAZY!! LOL I def agree with the Talisman.....did you read the follow up Black House? Really SCARY!
He's an American treasure honestly and by sheer force of will made horror a mainstream genre , and sold more books than anyone, ever. You can tell on his interviews he's as regular as any can be for his amount of success.I grew up in Bangor and had a chance to meet him once while at the movie theater. He was really nice, and a pretty regular guy.
He writes about really dark shit, but im pretty sure he's just an author. A talented man with a lot on his mind.
He does a lot of kind things. Donates money, attends AA meetings at the Bangor Methodist Church with the locals. Cares a lot about his wife and children.
He's an agnostic as afar as I'm aware, raised Methodist. And a real stand up guy IMO.