Stephen King Fanboy

[Captain Rooster]

<p>I have been reading the Dark Tower series since the summer ... up to Book V: Wolves of Callah ... and now there is a comic coming out based on book IV. </p><p>&nbsp;I want ro re-read The Stand uncut. &nbsp; And, honestly, I really liked Dreamcatcher (tha book!).&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Any other King fans out there? Fav books?</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[FezPaul]

<p><strong><font face="courier new,courier" size="2">The Stand</font></strong></p><p><strong><font face="Courier New" size="2">Also loved the Dark Tower</font></strong></p><p><strong><font face="Courier New" size="2">From a Buick 8 and Cell were just so-so</font></strong></p>

[angelinad128]

Been reading King books since the time I was 14.&nbsp; Finished reading Hearts in Atlantis not to long a go, it wasn't to bad.

[Captain Rooster]

<p>I could not finish Tommyknockers ... any fans?</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[TheGameHHH]

I've read about 12-14 King books in my life, still love &quot;It&quot; the best.

[angelinad128]

Old Stephen King books are definately better than the newer ones.

[OGC]

<p><font face="comic sans ms,sand" size="2">The Stand, The Shining, and It are books that I have read and re-read over the years.</font></p><p><font face="comic sans ms,sand" size="2">I haven't gotten tired of them yet.&nbsp; </font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">I eventually get to all of his books, but I usually wait and pick them up as used paperbacks now.</font></p><p><font face="comic sans ms,sand" size="2"></font></p>

[CofyCrakCocaine]

<p>I was on a Stephen King kick last summer that was jumpstarted by that awful tv movie 'Desperation'. I read 'Desperation', 'The Talisman', 'Black House', and 'The Gunslinger'. I intend to continue with the Dark Tower series, but just got King'd out for a few months. Before that I read:</p><p>It</p><p>The Shining</p><p>Bag of Bones</p><p>Some book of short stories, forget their names. Shawshank is in it. And 'On Writing', though I've read maybe 5% of the book so far. Love the man and his writing. Family thinks he's evil, which makes it all the more attractive to me.&nbsp;</p>

[BoondockSaint]

I've read a bunch of his books.&nbsp; He always amazes with with his output.&nbsp; The man is a machine.

[FezPaul]

<strong>Captain Rooster</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I could not finish Tommyknockers ... any fans?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><font face="courier new,courier" size="2">Read it twice.</font></strong></p><p><strong><font face="courier new,courier" size="2">When it's about alcoholism it's good.</font></strong></p><p><strong><font face="courier new,courier" size="2">The anti nuke rants and spaceship are tiresome and ruin what could have been a great book.</font></strong></p>

[Andomray]

My oldest cat's name is Cujo...<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Favorites:</div><div><br /></div><div>1) Dark Tower series, mostly books 1-3</div><div><br /></div><div>2) The Talisman</div><div><br /></div><div>3) The Stand</div>

[JesterOfSadness]

The only ones I've read are Cujo and Salem's Lot. Both are really good imo.

[Bob Impact]

<p>See if you're still a fan after reading <a href="http://lennonmurdertruth.com/">THIS!</a></p><p>&nbsp;The Stand is far and away my favorite. </p>

[Andomray]

<strong>Bob Impact</strong> wrote:<br /><p>See if you're still a fan after reading <a href="http://lennonmurdertruth.com/">THIS!</a></p><p>&nbsp;The Stand is far and away my favorite. </p><p>&nbsp;Stephen King's giant eyebrows are not seen in the photo with John Lennon.ÿ Therefore, I say this is incorrect.</p>

[Mike Teacher]

<strong>CofyCrakCocaine</strong> wrote: <p>Some book of short stories, forget their names. Shawshank is in it. And 'On Writing', though I've read maybe 5% of the book so far. Love the man and his writing. Family thinks he's evil, which makes it all the more attractive to me.&nbsp;</p><p>Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption was the novella; made into the movie of the shortened name.</p><p>I have two King books signed to me from back when he signed through the mail; no longer does.</p><p>Carrie: Great</p><p>Salems Lot: OK</p><p>The Shining: Amazing, and so diff from the book</p><p>The Stand: His masterwork</p><p>It: Great but doesnt get me like most</p><p>Tommyknockers: OK</p><p>Christine: Loved it</p><p>His novellas are his non-horror are among his best work. 'The Body' made into 'Stand by Me' is amazing, as is 'Rage' 'The Long Walk' 'Roadwork' 'The Running Man' [has there ever been a book made into a worse movie?] and 'Thinner' [the Bachman stuff].</p><p>Loved Desperation/Regulators, loved Hearts in Atlantis [another horrific flick], loved 'On Writing'. Read 'Cel' and it seemed a wannabe 'The Stand' and havent cracked his latest.</p><p>Luckiest son-of-a-bitch in two ways, first, surviving the car that almost killed him, and deciding at the beginning of&nbsp;a Bosox season to do a book about how Boston fans trudge on despite the Curse, only to have them go all the way and break said curse. </p>

[GwEnYpOo]

i just recently read CELL which was friggin AWESOME, the skeleton crew was really good , The Mist has to be my favorite. i aslo loved Pet Sematary the book and The Ramones song.

[EffMeBoobs]

I'm having weird Rooster/Stephen King Fan Fiction dreams.&nbsp; Pretty scary and erotic.

[redbri]

Bag of Bones is my most recent favorite, it seems complete. I loved &quot;IT&quot; (I think the scariest book he wrote) and &quot;The Stand&quot; but I think both slump towards the end. Although that may be because I enjoyed them so much that the ends could only be a bit of a let down.

[Captain Rooster]

<strong>EffMeBoobs</strong> wrote:<br />I'm having weird Rooster/Stephen King Fan Fiction dreams. Pretty scary and erotic.<p>&nbsp;</p><p>So hot.&nbsp;</p>

[JesterOfSadness]

<strong>GwEnYpOo</strong> wrote:<br />i aslo loved Pet Sematary the book <p>Shit, I completely forgot about Pet Sematary. I enjoyed that one as well, although I did cry like a bitch when I was younger when I saw the movie.</p>

[joeyballsack]

<p>I think his short stories are great. I think he is at his best in that type of format. </p><p>With that said, The Stand and It were pretty damn good. I have been disappointed with the stuff he has put out in the last 10 years though. </p><p>Could he have the record for the author who has had the most&nbsp;movies made based on his work ?</p>

[weekapaugjz]

<strong>JesterOfSadness</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>GwEnYpOo</strong> wrote:<br />i aslo loved Pet Sematary the book <p>Shit, I completely forgot about Pet Sematary. I enjoyed that one as well, although I did cry like a bitch when I was younger when I saw the movie.</p><p>i used to get scared every morning before i got out of bed because i thought i would get my achilles sliced for like a year after seeing that movie.</p><p>havnt read much king but i just finished the gunslinger and thought it was pretty good.&nbsp; im gonna start reading book II in the series soon.&nbsp;</p>

[Chigworthy]

<p>Has anyone ever made a decent film adaptation of his stuff?&nbsp; I would say Kubrick, but The Shining is one of the few King books that I didn't read.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And that Lennon Murder Truth jag lives in my area.&nbsp; He's got a big van with all kinds of his propaganda all over it.&nbsp; The guy is an ass-handed shitlover.</p>

[FezPaul]

<strong>Andomray</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Bob Impact</strong> wrote:<br /><p>See if you're still a fan after reading <a href="http://lennonmurdertruth.com/">THIS!</a></p><p>&nbsp;The Stand is far and away my favorite. </p><p>&nbsp;Stephen King's giant eyebrows are not seen in the photo with John Lennon.&nbsp; Therefore, I say this is incorrect.</p><p><strong><font face="courier new,courier" size="2">That's just what &quot;they&quot; want you to believe.</font></strong></p>

[OGC]

<strong>Chigworthy</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Has anyone ever made a decent film adaptation of his stuff?&nbsp; I would say Kubrick, but The Shining is one of the few King books that I didn't read...... </p><p><font face="comic sans ms,sand" size="2">The odd thing about &quot;The Shining&quot; is that the book was so good, and the (original) movie was so good, but they have such different stories. Kubrick changed the story when he made the movie.</font></p>

[reeshy]

Except for &quot;The Shining&quot;....almost all his books sucked in the translation from print to film!!!!

[BoondockSaint]

The Shawshank Redemption was a good movie.Some people will sa, &quot;Yeah but it wasn't one of his horror stories.&quot;&nbsp; I think prison rape is pretty damn scary.