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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.But not writing about kids killing each other control.
However if I did write the definitive school shooter manifesto. I would quietly distance myself from it.
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.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.
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.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.
Again King cannot make movies when he does he come across Goofy and trashy. Maximum override and creepshow are a good example.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.
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.One of these days he will be cancelled and I can't wait for people to burn his books soon.
Personally I've always been a Dean kootz fan. But then again I don't have taste and I like a good trash novel now and then.