I know that King talks about red spiders in the barn where he was sent for punishment. But the evil character in IT is, at the end, in the form of a spider and Mordred is "spider boy". Now I am not a big fan of the eight legged beings who like to live in dark places and can grow to amazing size and can be deadly but why make the ultimate evil characters in two books in the shape of a spider?
Does Mr. King have a "spider complex"?
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You say "spider complex" like that's a bad thing.
Not sure about a spider complex, but he does support a sports complex in Maine for baseball.......
I have a sidebar about various spiders in his works in The Stephen King Illustrated Companion.
My friend (who is an avid SK reader) and I have always laughed about his obsession with spiders. We find them silly as giant protagonists. The end of It was a letdown for us both.
When he's asked about things he's afraid of, spiders usually make the list. 
#1: SpidersWhen he's asked about things he's afraid of, spiders usually make the list.
#2: Rabid dogs
#3: Getting on Marsha's bad side
I have a bad side?#1: Spiders
#2: Rabid dogs
#3: Getting on Marsha's bad side
She has a good side?#1: Spiders
#2: Rabid dogs
#3: Getting on Marsha's bad side
To add to this, I guess I just find any kind of giant animal or insect protagonist pretty laughable. I think this movie that I saw as a kid in the theater is what did it (although at the time I was very excited to see it).
When there's a spider in the office, I wonder whose job it is to kill it? Ms Mod or the big guy?
She has a good side?
When there's a spider in the office, I wonder whose job it is to kill it? Ms Mod or the big guy?
I don't kill them, I release them back into the wild. But, yeah, that would probably be my job. Hasn't come up in the last 27 years, though.
Did I ever mention "Death Wish" is one of my all time favorite movies?
I would like to be a fly on the wall seeing how you go about releasing them back into the wild. I imagine it is quite the production.I don't kill them, I release them back into the wild. But, yeah, that would probably be my job. Hasn't come up in the last 27 years, though.
What a memory! I saw this at the Fort Quappelle, Saskatchewan drive-in theatre when I was about 6 years old. It was a double-bill; Elvis' 'Stay Away Joe' and 'Night of the Lepus'. Odd mix of a double bill but I became an Elvis fan that day. I remember being scared while watching the Lepus film but don't remember too much about it except for how they solved the problem at the end. Thx, mal.To add to this, I guess I just find any kind of giant animal or insect protagonist pretty laughable. I think this movie that I saw as a kid in the theater is what did it (although at the time I was very excited to see it).
Yes, she does. She shows it to those that she likes. The rest get shown the woodchipper.......She has a good side?
....it adds a genuine creep/shudder factor to his work, when it's such a common phobia....
Seriously,nobody has a little bit of a spider phobia? I hate 'em,I know they have their job in life,but something about their unblinking eyes,legs moving separately,at you...don't like spiders!
Stephen, if you're reading this... I just want to let you know that you are not alone. I utterly detest spiders. To crib from Roger Ebert, I hate hate hate them.
Now I know what to put on my tombstone.Yes, she does. She shows it to those that she likes. The rest get shown the woodchipper.......
Here lies DiO...
Once too often he chose to rip her
Shown the chainsaw and then the chipper