August - Guess the book/story quote game

I started a new topic for the rest of August - maybe whoever wins in the beginning of September can start a monthly one.

My quote:
The oncoming summer gave her a bad feeling, a scary feeling. She could speak of the mice leaving the root cellars early, or of heat lightning in a spring sky, but she could not speak of the heat she sensed somewhere just over the horizon, crouched like a scrawny yet powerful beast with mangy fur and red, smoldering eyes; she could not speak of her dreams, which were hot and shadowless and thirsty; she could not speak of the morning when tears had come for no reason, tears that did not relieve but stung the eyes like August-mad sweat instead. She smelled lunacy in a wind that had not arrived.

Bit of a run-on sentence there. ;)

That's Aunt Evvie in Cujo. Can't beat me on that one. I love it...

(But I still had to look up the character's name.)

Darn! I was sure everyone would say The Stand!
So right, The Bentley - your turn.

My quote:

"There were many times when it seemed to me that people and cars and the little sidewalk vignettes I observed were actually passing by me on a moving screen, a thing controlled by hidden stagehands turning enormous cranks and revolving enormous drums. It was also a little like being mildly stoned all the time, because the feeling was accompanied by a sense of helplessness and moral exhaustion, a feeling that things had to simply go on the way they were going, for good or for ill, because you (except of course it's me I'm talking about) were just too damned busy not smoking to do much of anything else."

Lunch at the Gotham Cafe - Everything's Eventual

(actually, now that I'm thinking about it, there's a couple of not smoking short stories....)

Wow. I've been wanting to post that one for months, but, stupid me, I thought it was too hard! I think we have a ringer in the room. You aren't King's editor or something are you. :-)

No, and I've never met the man. I do have an eidetic memory (not photographic - all eidetic really means is better than average) for the written word (which means I have no idea where my keys are and anything with numbers just baffles me). All it really means is that I'm good at trivia for stuff that interests me.

Y'all have gotten ones that I thought were hard - maybe hard is also in the eyes of the beholder! ;)

My quote:
He was reminded of a book his dad had read him when he was a child, a Mercer Mayer story where a creature called a Stamp-Eating Trollusk had popped a little girl into an envelope and mailed her To Whom It May Concern. Wasn't that pretty much waht he was preposing they do to --------?

It's so obscure I'll give a hint - I teach it to 6th graders.

The House On Maple Street, from Nightmares and Dreamscapes. (gotta love ditching evol stepfathers)

Yup, that's it. (and kids DO love the idea of sending evil stepfathers off into space!)

What's wrong with you? Too long out of work? Getting squirrely? Is that what's buggin you, booby?

nuh-uh not a short story

Man, I know I'm wrong, but I'm guessing It. When Pennywise appears in the moon, speaking to the adult Henry Bowers.

If I were at home, I'd check the book before posting.

Insomnia?

Nope and nope, Jseger, this passage is all you buddy.

Mike in Bag of Bones? When he can't write?

Second thought - Edgar in Duma Key.

no, and no.

It's the last part of the line: 'Is that what's buggin' you, booby?'

I know this quote. But for some reason I'm stuck on Pennywise, so much so that he's crowding everything else out.

It sounds like Pennywise! (well, ever since you mentioned it, it has.)

Just for giggles, let me guess that booby is a mispronunciation of Bobby and throw out Heart in Atlantis.

still not IT ;) and not Hearts in Atlantis

Shoot, I have not being able to get any lately. Hmmm, I can't think of anything. I must read (or re-read) more King.

Is it The Shining? I keep thinking of Jack talking to himself and having his visions.

no, not The Shining

It took me an hour to find the exact spot but alas the sexy Cassie Styles and her Dream Floater make a re-entrance onto the forum through the self doubt of Collie.

Beeg I choose The Regulators. Gosh how I love that story.

and you're right! I love Desperation and The Regulators I'm boggled by the people that hate it.

Arg! The Regulators! And I love those books!

I'm blaming it all on that damn clown.

Yeah, I hate them both. ;)
I feel better about being completely stumped, though!

you see Jseger, I told you it was all you, but you *still* didn't get it. :)

and boo hiss at ealaindraoi ;)

Now I have to comment that Desperation I feel is the lesser of the two novels, BUT no one can do a suburban massacre like SK. :P

for all the 'haters' out there... TEAM TAK RULES!

either way here's the quote....which i think may be the easiest quote ive given.

"A little late for hide and seek, isnt it __? ___ would say, and although his grin would widen , his eyes would burn a baleful hellish red. What have you lost? Can I help you find it?

The Stand?

nope :)

nope :)

It does have kind of a Randall Flagg tone to it. I'll throw out Eyes of the Dragon just because I don't think it's been quoted yet.

I gotta go with the clown. It.

it is the Eyes. see. i said it would be easy.

Wow, I'm a little surprised I got one again. It's been awhile. There are some serious SK people in this thread these days. Anyway, I'm at work right now, but promise to post a new clue as soon as I get home tonight!

Here goes...

None of this is a dream;______ only wishes it could be. He opens his mouth, hitches in a great, gasping breath, and begins to scream.

Spring has come back again-- and this year, the Beast has come with it.

Cycle of the Werewolf one of my most favorite book to movie, back when Corey was a cutie

or Strawberry Spring

I'm pretty sure it's Cycle of the Werewolf. It sure sounds like the chapter where the pastor is self reflecting. But that starts in January, doesn't it? So maybe not.

Good quote either way.

Man, here I thought that might be at least slightly challenging. Guess not. You're up beeg.

jseger, dude, would you mind picking the next one since we both guessed it right? I got a hurricane on my back and have too much going on right now.

Thanks

I have to say I didn't get it right at all. My post was just confirming yours. I'll pick a quote when I get home, though. Stay safe!

Okay, I think this is probably too easy, but here's a quote:

I sighed. "You come down and get me, Phillbrick, old sport. I'm pretty goddamn tired. This psycho business is a hell of a drain on the glands."

just a drive by while I pack - Rage

Yeah. That one was pretty obvious I guess. I just wanted to pick something from way, waaaaaaaaay back when. Should I pick another?

Hope all is okay. Here in Texas we're keeping an eye on Gustav, but since it's predicted to hit LA, it's kind of a back burner issue.

yeah, pick another :)
I'm in south La and heading for Texas LOL

Okay, here's another quote:

Mad Hatters were people who recorded empty rooms on expensive audio equipment not for a lark or a drunken party stunt, but either because they believed passionately in an unseen world and wanted to prove its existence, or because they wanted passionately to get in touch with friends and/or relatives who had "passed on" ("passed on": that's what they always called it; Mad Hatters never had relatives who did something so simple as die).

1408?

Sorry. No. (That's my first quote that wasn't shot down on first guess. Yay me!)

I'm glad. I just realised I won't be near my books to find another quote for the next four days so if I had been right I would have had to give my go away. Yay you!

Sorry. Not The Dead Zone.

no wait...could it be Rose Red/ The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer?

Sorry, no. (Not sure if that counts since The diary of Ellen Rimbauer wasn't written by Stephen King.)

Is that from Insomnia

Wait a minute....I KNOW this one....there's two nutty sisters and Pops Merrill takes them weird stuff to sell sometimes.
Ah- found it! The Sun Dog from Four Past Midnight

Yes! Ealaindraoi got it. And I was starting to wonder if my quote was too obscure...

Pops sells fake paranormal items as a side business and he refers to these customers as Mad Hatters.

Darn, I already typed in a whole quote and I thought it saved, but it's not showing up!

(and here hoping beeg and anyone else makes it through the hurricane ok!)

My quote:
"Right?" he persisted, and smiled. It transformed his face from something over-intense and nearly ugly into something else that was oddly appealing. The word "cute" occurred to her, and that wasn't a good word to afflict a boy with, but this one was when he smiled. She smiled back before she could roadblock it behind her lips.

Wow - that was quick Madcow! It's yours!

Ehh it was a lucky chance that's I've been listening to those stories on CD for the last week. That's a great story :) Hmm, must find quote.

hmm, this may be too easy but here it goes.

_____ was standing on tiptoe craning for a closer look. "Daddy" she said hestitantly. "Are those faces? Faces in the water?"

Wow! You guys are good, and as much as I hate to admit it, on a different playing field then myself. But, that won't keep me from guessing at least... so here goes.........Firestarter, however I'm thinking it's probably from a short story and I haven't read those in so long...

No, not firestarter

Rats! Okay got another one. It's the short story about the island......I think it might be titled Gramma

No, keep trying.

Duma Key? There's a lot of water in that.

Darn, just short of 3 hours. The problem is that most of my king books are boxed and stored. Limited to my new supply to draw from. Well done, Jody, take it away.

#56 Are we sure of that? Back when I bought it there was a lot of talk about it being another 'King' book but I've obviously missed out on whatever came later. A definite no now, eh?

Anyway - because she's away, and because she's very kind (and because I have her head in an arm-lock right now) Jody has asked me to take her turn so I think this one should be fairly easy -

"There was a picture of him on the front page.
Not a photo, he saw with relief, but a police drawing, one of those they made with Identi-Kits. It wasn't even that good,""

#71 - Booksloth,

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer wasn't written by Stephen King, it was written by Ridley Pearson. It was based on Rose Red, which was a mini-series Stephen King wrote. (With all this trivia, wouldn't you think I'd do better at this game?)

I'm guessing it's Popsy from Nightmares and Dreamscapes?

Maybe The Dark Half?

Nope. And nope (but thanks for the info jseger9000)

(but thanks for the info jseger9000)

No problem. There was a similar 'spin off novel' for SK's Kingdom Hospital by Richard Dooling called The Journals of Eleanor Druse. I hope this trend doesn't continue though. These things seem a little too cheesy to be linked to an author of Stephen King's stature. Dean Koontz, I could see it.

No, no! (I hate DK!) They should all leave him alone - though I did rather like Ellen Rimbaur. It's a question of being able to capture his style and the only eperson I've come across yet who could do that is his son.

No, no! (I hate DK!) They should all leave him alone - though I did rather like Ellen Rimbaur. It's a question of being able to capture his style and the only person I've come across yet who could do that is his son.

ET correct spelling (as usual)

No, no! (I hate DK!) They should all leave him alone

That's what I was getting at. Dean Koontz is a cheeseball and having others write books in his 'universe' (like those Dean Koontz Frankenstein books) is par for the course.

Stephen King is a respectable guy, so I'd hate to see a bunch of tie-in novels liked to his stuff. (I prefer to think that The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer and The Journals of Eleanor Druse were maybe books that were done to help a fellow author out.)

Hey, has anybody guessed the quote yet? I haven't read it, but is it Blaze?

Sorry - I misunderstood you there! Couldn't agree more. And, yes, it is Blaze! Your go.

What? That was total guesswork on my part!

I'll look up a quote when I get home from work.

Nooo, that was a good answer! For the life of me, I couldn't think of anyone "one the run" except the guy in Firestarter. Never thought of Blaze.

I don't like DK either. Every couple of years I have this conversation with someone.
Someone: Oh you like King?
Me: Yes
Someone: He's great, but you know who's really good too?
Me: No, who?
Someone: Dean Koontz - you should read him.
Me: I've tried, I read him years ago and didn't care for him.
Someone: Oh, you should try again, he's gotten a lot better! Try one of his more recent books.

Trying to be agreeable and open to suggestions, I go off and read one of his more recent books. There's the same clunky writing, the same kid and dog in peril and a plot I can't remember an hour after I read it.

Dean Koontz is like the Chinese food of horror novels and I keep going back.
sigh

When I was 12 I tried to start reading my brother's King collection, but my mother being a good over-protective person would not allow it. For some reason though,she was convinced her Dean Koontz was more toned down and not as bad as King. So she let me read Koontz till I was 13.

This to me was like preventing your child from eating red meat (something that may not always be good for you) and instead giving them donuts (something that is definitely not good for you at anytime). God Bless her, I wore her down in about a year and for my 13th B-day, gave me the stack of King books my brother left at home when he went to college.

I still think of Koontz's books like donuts, empty of any real value, appealing to an immature audience, and something that make you immediately feel guilty for having indulged in.

edit for grammar

To me, Stephen King is a real author who happens to write horror stories.

Dean Koontz is a cheesy hack. Often to me, his books sound promising, but his writing style grates on my nerves.

What's funny is that two movies made from scripts he wrote (Phantoms and the mini-series adaptation of Intensity) were pretty good. But reading one of his stories (or even an introduction for someone else) makes me want to punch him.

I liked Dean Koontz until he started having the God/Alien/Ghost save the day at the end, usually disguised as a dog or a small child. It got too weird and too easy an answer.

#84 I was a terrible mother. It was when my kids were round about 12 years old that I started beating them round the head with Stephen King books and threatening to put them up for adoption if they didn't read them. They have turned out a bit weird but I still love them

#87 - I'm sure it did them good. I think schools should insist kids read him.

#87 Apparently I'm doing it all wrong. I should try to KEEP the King books away from the kids, that way they'll want to read them. They're 12.5 and 14 and one of them has read about half of The Girl who loved Tom Gordon and that's about it. They're both big readers too.
#88 - I DO teach The House on Maple Street to 6th graders. When I went looking for a King short story to teach, that's about the only thing I could find that was appropriate for 6th graders though. (I loved the voice in My Pretty Pony - it's just that there was a part that wasn't quite....something I wanted to answer questions about!)

I've heard quite a few High Schools are teaching Carrie. Glad to hear it, just wish they'd pick one of his better works for teaching.

#89 If you're looking for suggestions, try The Last Rung on the Ladder from Night Shift - that one won't even get you any complaints from the parents and it's such a gorgeous story.

Started a new September - Guess the book/story quote game thread.

All great suggestions!! I also think and correct me if I'm wrong because it's been awhile- that Eyes of the Dragonwould be suitable for students. ealaindraoi- don't feel bad I've tried to get both of my younger brothers (14 and 11) to read The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon , but I've had no results. Maybe I'm been over enthusiastic......

I remember reading IT my first Stephen King novel in 3rd or 4th grade Math and my teacher getting on my mother's case at a parent teacher conference- my mom wasn't phased at all by it- she's a great lady.