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If you had Gwendy’s button box right now, would you use it?

currently streaming:

Misery - tubi tv

The Green Mile - tubi tv

Carrie (1976) - tubi tv

the diary of Ellen Rimbauer / Rose Red - hulu

The Dead Zone - pluto tv

So happy I finally found Thinner, though a bit pricey its totally worth it. I know I can just buy it online but wheres the fun in that!

Aside from Jeffrey DeMunn and William Sadler, are there any other actors who have appeared in all three Darabont King Movies?

Spoilers and details from Pet Semetary and the Dark Tower books

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The Burial Ground is accessed through a thinny. The woods behind the Pet Semetary are described as alien and filled with hidden monsters.

The Wizard of Oz. He does love going back to that well.

The child's bloody shoe Lois finds in Insomnia. The only other child's bloody shoe is Gage's and I think, in-universe, Gage was a victim of Atropos.

I picked up Salem’s Lot after reading for the first time it and went through the first part out of curiosity, and the discovery about who the mysterious man and boy who aren’t father and son are at the start of the book blew me away. Makes me very excited for the re read, and confirms how enhanced each book becomes on a re read.

It really was Gerald's Game, and the lengthening gaps between Dark Tower books that did it...

I watched the trailer for Sinners. Ryan Coogler's upcoming vampire movie and it looks amazing. And it got me thinking what if he got his hands on Salem's Lot? What are yalls opinions?

Sometimes King nails it the way he handles supernatural backstories in his books, and other times it feels like he’s throwing in a bunch of eerie elements without fully connecting them in a satisfying way.

For example, I’m reading Duma Key, and while I’ve enjoyed parts of it, I feel like the supernatural lore isn’t coming together very well. There’s a doll, a frog creature, a haunted ship, and some other malevolent force behind it all, but so far King never really ties them into a cohesive mythology. It feels like he’s layering creepy imagery without fully explaining how it all works. I’m near the end now, but I’m struggling to stay with it.

I had a similar experience with Bag of Bones. I got so lost trying to keep everything straight that I ultimately didn’t care anymore about any of it and just stopped reading. There were too many threads that didn’t feel like they were coming together, and I just lost interest.

On the other hand, I think he does a great job of this in The Shining and The Stand, where the supernatural elements feel well thought out and organically integrated into the story. And in books like The Mist—which I absolutely loved—he avoids trying to create a backstory at all, and it really works. Just focusing on the horror of the events without explaining where the creatures came from makes it even scarier.

Curious what others think—do you feel like King sometimes struggles to fully develop his supernatural lore, or do you like the more ambiguous approach?

Here she is enjoying a Dubia Cockroach. Love her

See the TURTLE of enormous girth! On his shell he holds the earth. His thought is slow but always kind; He holds us all within his mind. On his back all vows are made; He sees the truth but may not said. He loves the land and loves the sea, And even loves a child like me Stephen King

I was at a baby shower and one of the activities was decorating a wooden toy car. Some girls gave it a nice color, some made a little drawing on it, and I could only think of one thing... a very cute little Christine 😊

When the wife and her rodent friends come into the kitchen to visit the narrator… did anybody else expect the cow to show up, too?

...the only time you'll be able to see it is during the 'early access' screening on February 12. During the wide release Captain America will have the Dolby spot. Just a heads up as I personally prefer seeing films in Dolby.

Warning: spoilers for the show Paradise on Hulu.

Started watching Paradise last night and a few things stood out to me as Stephen King related, making me wonder if the creator/writer is a King fan.

1. There is a mention at the beginning of something being “19 times worse than you think”. I didn’t think anything of it at first except that it seemed like an oddly random number to choose. But later someone says “As I’ve said about 19 times already”. And that, too, seemed random and odd. Why not say “20 times”? So that made me wonder.
2. Spoiler! The big reveal at the end of episode one is a city underground with what appears to be a big dome over it. Gave me immediate Under The Dome vibes. Hard to miss that.
3. One of the main characters is played by Julianne Nicholson, who was in both The Outsider and Storm of the Century.

Anyone else notice these or other references? I’ll keep looking for more as I watch the rest of the episodes.

I'm almost done with the short story collection Skeleton Crew. I skipped the Mist story, since I've already seen the movie.

Is the novella still worth the read after already knowing story though?

I have only read half of the book, so it's possible I just dont know about something, but I have watched all 4 movies several times. Every time i watch them, I get a bit confused. It is told several times, the Losers Club haven't seen each other for 27 years. But the only one who actually left Derry was Beverly, and I'm pretty sure it only happened in the new movie. So they probably were together until senior year. Why do they act like they stopped hanging out? And if they actually did, why?

And if there’s a chambray shirt in the vicinity, bonus points.

I'm currently stuck at Chapter 6 of The Talisman and struggling to get into it. Should I keep going? I love King and haven't come across a book of his, that I wasn't completely absorbed into. Is it worth pushing on? I've found it depressive and lacking in the fantasy that I was hoping for.

In Rose Madder, the main character Rosie is often referred to (by herself and her abusive husband Norman) as being fat but Bill Steiner later in the book mentions she’s far too skinny. It made me think what if a part of Norman’s abuse was making her think she was fat and constantly berating her about it. Just a theory.

Many of King’s books are not just popular, but have become cultural icons. In other words, they seeped so much into the public consciousness that people reference them even if they aren’t familiar with the source material. Which do you feel are the most iconic?

Here’s the books and their cultural association that come to mind for me:

Carrie (revenge, bloody prom queen image) Cujo (mean dogs) The Shining (haunted hotels) Christine (misbehaving car) Children of the Corn (corn fields) IT (scary clowns) Misery (scary fans) Maximum Overdrive (driverless vehicles)

What other books would you add? What are the most common King references you hear outside of the bookish community?

I got Under the Dome for $2.99! It was the kindle version on Amazon. Not sure how long it will be on sale but that’s a hell of a deal for anyone else wanting to pick it up(also, I prefer those longer books on kindle). I’m excited to read it eventually. I’m on my Dark Tower journey right now, about halfway through Wizard and Glass. Enjoying the series very much so far!

I’m partial to the 1990 version, however, I obviously watched it first. Read the book before each movie..