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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. 1   StefanY | Nov 20, 2009 |  This was an interesting read. I liked learning what King thought about the horror stories than influenced him. (  ) Anagarika | Oct 30, 2009 | This is a fascinating and humorous book, worth reading and enjoyable for fans of horror in any form, film or television or fiction. I'd also go so far as to say that readers and watchers of sci-fi or readers who simply like to talk about books and writing would enjoy this. King spends equal amounts of attention on writing, film, and fiction, and his insights well worth looking into. If you're interested, I'd strongly recommend this book. King's voice makes it an enjoyable read, and it reads more like fiction than anything else. The one warning? Your list of to-be-watched movies and to-be-read books is sure to grow.... (  )1 whitewavedarling | Sep 24, 2009 | Nice retrospective of horror in fiction and film, if a little dated. I particularly enjoyed King's analysis of horror films and how they mirrored the real-world fears of the era in which they were made. The book provides lots of suggestions for reading and watching material, if you want to expand your education in classic horror. ( )1 sturlington | Sep 20, 2009 | I found the author and subject quite interesting. But I am a little younger than King himself and did not grow up with the sci fi and horror that he did. I would, however, be EXTREMELY interested in King's take on horror novels, movie, and television from 1980 onwards. I feel that horror became much more acceptable as a form of entertainment in this generation. I do enjoy Stephen King's work though. He is the only author that I ALWAYS read the introduction or preface to his work, because he is just as interesting in nonfiction as fiction. ( ) bookwormteri | Aug 19, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
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The outcome is an utterly charming book that reads as if King were sitting right there with you, shooting the breeze. He starts on October 4, 1957, when he was 10 years old, watching a Saturday matinee of Earth vs. the Flying Saucers. Just as the saucers were mounting their attack on "Our Nation's Capital," the movie was suddenly turned off. The manager of the theater walked out onto the stage and announced, "The Russians have put a space satellite into orbit around the earth. They call it ... Spootnik."
That's how the whole book goes: one simple, yet surprisingly pertinent, anecdote or observation after another. King covers the gamut of horror as he'd experienced it at that point in 1978 (a period of about 30 years): folk tales, literature, radio, good movies, junk movies, and the "glass teat". It's colorful, funny, and nostalgic--and also strikingly intelligent. --Fiona Webster
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A word of caution however, if you hate spoilers, you WILL hate this book. King goes in depth in discussing several movies and books that he feels have had major influence upon the genre and he doesn't hold back from describing major plot points or endings. If you think that you might have the urge to read older sci-fi, fantasy, or horror and don't want to have any spoilers, this is not the book for you. (