Tim Underwood

This was interesting from a couple of standpoints, the biggest of which was that King had literally only published seven novels, one anthology and one non-fic book by the time this was released. Cujo was his latest release, though there was some mention of his novella, The Mist. What was interesting was some of the predictions put forth by some of the authors. That King would never create anything that would have the impact of a Poe or a Lovecraft, for example.

The downside of this show more collection is that many of the works sound like the answer to a high school homework assignment along the lines of, Stephen King and his body of work. Horror, SF, Fantasy, or simply derivative works from greater authors. Discuss. Your answer must run at least 1000 words and quote from at least three of his works. Spelling and grammar count. Remember to cite your work. Due in five days.

But, having said that, there was also some really insightful drill downs into some of the scenes, dialogue, settings and various other elements of King's work.

So, if you're a King fanatic, this will be an enjoyable read. If you're only a casual fan, stay the hell away, you'll be bored to tears. show less

I found Bare Bones to be an insightful look into the writing world of Stephen King. A compilation of various interviews he's given from 1979 through 1987, after all these years of enjoying his work, I actually learned a thing or two about the man. His fiction is, for the most part, great--but I appreciate his nonfiction voice more I think. I would love to see an updated version from 1987 to present.

No body writes better advice for horror writers than Stephen King, and lucky for us he's willing to share. It's also nice to know that he didn't become a best selling author over-night, so for those of use struggling to get published--there's hope. Not only does he give insight into his writing, but his ideas about the horror genre in general is unbelievable. He has seen it all. The movies he has seen that get very little attention in today's age of slasher films, has truly made me more of a show more fan of horror. Time to get watching! show less

Spends way too much time on the movies, becomes very repetitive, going over the same information time and time again, and it is riddled with typos. If you want a bunch of King interviews from the 70s to the 80s, though, you'll get em.