Nothing wrong with King. Embarrassing confession: I've NEVER read ANYTHING Stephen King...

So any way, do tell about it.

So it’s been a while since I finished it but.. meh. The introduction and afterward are fun; and I learned about a few cool bits of media that I didn’t know existed before (like The Night Stalker “franchise” and Dark Shadows ((Of which I’m currently making my way thru on Prime))) But there’s quite a lot of ground covered that I’m sure in pre internet days, was a godsend; but now, um, well, it’s mostly redundant.

Oh. And the chapter on haunted houses is dated to say the least, it focuses a lot on the “new gothic” movement which, in that form anyway, never really took off; and the King’s extensive coke usage in the 80s is perhaps most obvious in that, most long winded of sections.

Overall, interesting as a king fan, a curiosity as a horror fan, but I can’t really say I’d recommend it these days; and definitely not to someone unfamiliar with his work.

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