Cell (2006)

Clay Riddell, to the cell Tower came ‘At bottom, you see, we are not Homo Sapiens at all. Our core is madness. The prime directive is murder. What Darwin was too polite to say, my friend, is that we came to rule the earth not because we were the smartest, or even the meanest, but

Hollywood Exorcism

Now everyone is doing it It is thanks to movies that we find a renewed interest in exorcisms. Rev. Gabriele Amorth, An Exorcist Tells His Story When I covered the evolution of the zombie sub-genre through the lens of George Romero’s Dead series, it was very much with the understanding that zombies were not limited

The Colorado Kid (2005)

Dead Men Tell No Tales. “… On the subject of the Colorado Kid I’m a little like the Virgin Mary, after she gave birth to Jesus. The Bible says something like, ‘But Mary kept silent, and pondered these things in her heart.’ Sometimes, with mysteries, that’s best.” Stephen King, The Colorado Kid Hard Case Crime

The Dark Man (1969)

My life for you I have stridden the fuming wayof sun-hammered tracks and smashed cinders;I have ridden rail sand burned sternoin the gantry silence of hob jungles: I am a dark man. Stephen King, The Dark Man Fun trivia fact for King fans: when did Randall Flagg first appear? Most fans would point to The

Where in the worlds?

A discussion of King’s Universe Go then. There are other worlds than these. Stephen King, The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger WARNING: Contains Spoilers literally everywhere. Avoid if you have not finished at least the Dark Tower books One of the pleasures of reading Stephen King as a Constant Reader is being to catch the

So you want to read the Dark Tower…

A guide to reading the Dark Tower series The man in black fled across the desert and the gunslinger followed. Stephen King, The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger King is a prolific author, to say the least, but for those who don’t know, King’s stories will often reference other stories previously published. Most of the

The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower (2004)

Childe Roland to the Dark Tower came. I’d have you see them like this; I’d have you see them very well. Will you? They are clustered around Suzie’s Cruisin Trike, embracing in the aftermath of their victory. I’d have you see them this way not because they have won a great battle- they know better

The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah (2004)

Burningly it came on me all at once, This was the place! ‘This might not seem like such a big deal to me, except we’ve been haunted by books, haven’t we? The Dogan. The Wizard of Oz. Charlie the Choo-Choo. Even Jake’s Final Essay. And now ‘Salem’s Lot. I think that if this Stephen King is

The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla (2003)

Now for a better country. Vain presage! ‘Is it another tale? If so, I’d hear.’ Of course he would. The man was a glutton for stories. Stephen King, The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla Typical. You wait for one Dark Tower book to come out and then three come along at once. It’s

Queer King – Part 2

Middle Period (1987-2003) ‘Oh, okay, I suppose you’d say that by March I’d fallen in love with him. Does that make me a queer? […] Callahan paused, struggled, then burst out: ‘God, he was beautiful. Beautiful!’ Stephen King, The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla NOTE: King as a writer has had a long