Given some of the more questionable things he's written like the child sex orgy scene in IT. I'm surprised he hasn't ended up on the list of unmentionables
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2017/09/172058/stephen-king-sex-scenes-disturbing-books
I'll never get over the conspiracy that Stephen King shot John Lennon
I've never been fan myself I have read enough of his material to know the usual tropes. Stephen King has written some pretty good novels usually his shorter ones like skeleton crew or rage.
I've read cycles of the werewolf and I've watched silver bullet.
But not writing about kids killing each other control.
As a kid (like preteen) I bought the "BBs" along with NIght Shift, Cujo and a couple of others. This was back in the 80s, and they were dirt cheap, even for then (like a dollar in todays money. I do wish I'd kept the BBs, as it's going for quite a bit on ebay. However, he is a rubbish writer (altho' a bit about that later), really for early teens. TBF, the last thing I read by him that was "current" (in fact the last thing I read of his) was Rose Madder, which really is for chicks (if it wasn't all along, people don't really know this... but the 70s Drive In horror thing (which King cashed in on) was aimed at young women. fr. Halloween? That was a chick movie.
THis all depends on how much Kamala/Dem backlash there is. There is a realization in parts of the media, that the "REEEEEE TRUMP"ing for views thing is over. People are bored of it, and are beginning to throw some Dems under the bus, there might be a cull of the celebs who said dinny woke things (punishment for not hating Trump enough on media), but... what the fuck has he done since...? He started being a bloke who just said really cringe things.
There was a conspiracy theory, I heard this 20 years or so ago, that he was a front for some CIA psy op, that he maybe written some of the early stuff, but it was being knocked out by some team, I think to normalize noncery, if memory serves.
Zoomer. I can say, you didn't miss much. The awe he is seen with, in some circles, is a sign of general arrested development in the West. The two actual great films from his work (Carrie and The Shining) are great, not because of King's writing, but because they are directed by great directors.
One of these days he will be cancelled and I can't wait for people to burn his books soon.
Mainstream news outlets have already shifted their tone. They're unlikely to produce overtly anti-Trump media anymore, as they appear to have aligned with him. After four years, public fatigue with constant Trump criticism has set in, especially as he has emerged victorious in multiple arenas—winning his court cases, surviving assassination attempts, and being deemed immune to prosecution by judges after his election victory. If Hollywood actors continue to attack him, they'll likely face backlash as well.
THere was nothing to convict him of, they literally made shit up about him, and he is one of the most investigated people, even pre being president. If someone wants to spend the time, I can't be bothered, but Trump was involved in a hotel project in some Stan country, this means he would have been looked at by the USA gov, so they know everything about him.
I think in Kings case he knows it's only a matter of time before the mob turns on him. So in a desperate bid he's trying to come across as progressive and woke.
His books used to be abundant and cheap as they were seen as dime store trash novels. Now there scarce especially the older ones. I only ended up with a copy cuz my ex was quite a fan of his.
The theory about Stephen King has been floating around for as long as I can remember. As for the normalizing of pedophilia that's not a conspiracy theory that's an ongoing attempt from many powerful ngos and other lobbyist groups.
Again King cannot make movies when he does he come across Goofy and trashy. Maximum override and creepshow are a good example.
Honestly I'm surprised he hasn't yet which is why I think he constantly tries to reinvent himself as one of the good ones. I don't think history will look too fondly upon him and his writings.
I haven't read them since my teens, but they fit the bill of what you're talking about, two brit authors James Herbert (was "UKs King") and Sean Hutson, who was like "What the Metal Bands read" author.
I think I read the fog by him many years ago so I have heard of them
Hudson is someone I'm not too familiar with.
Rage for the School Shooter; Catcher in the Rye for the celeb-politician murderer.
I never understand why catcher in the rye attracted so many nutters. It's Book about the loss of Innocence and feeling depressed about growing into adulthood and accepting the responsibilities of it. It deals with themes of depression and mental illness.
I read it, never felt anything for Holden Caulfield but annoyance. Everybody in my class either hated him (whether it'd be from his status as a politician's son, his relative freedom from anything, his personality, etc) or thought the book was meandering and didn't speak to them.
That's the thing I don't think you're supposed to sympathize with him. I've always interpreted the character as being a warning. That if you don't grow up and face your fears then you remain a childish emotionally unstable adult. Peter Pan syndrome if you will, That's why the book for me still resonates nowadays. We have so many adults like this that avoid all responsibility when it comes to growing up.
