Hi guys,
This has probably been asked a million times before but, for all the newbies out there (or oldies happy to re tell their tale) I was wondering when you all discovered Mr King? Were you already a horror lover, or a newbie? Did you discover you loved his works before you knew the writer? or were you encouraged? Was it a horror night as a tween/ a creepy movie poster or an accidental stumbling in a library, What was your first book or was it a film? What brought you all here?
My story..... I was in 13 and in foster care when I stumbled over Nightmares and Dreamscapes, my foster mum had a small bookcase and I was skipping school and bored when I found N&D, Yes I could philosophize on the roots to the love or which holes this filled but it would be a pointless waste of time tbh, I loved him from the start, all the stories were so bizarre and I felt so rebellious reading something with rude words an such gory imaginings. It was only after reading and making a note of the author I realised I had been subconsciously following Stephen King for years, I had seen Carrie, Cujo and I think Pet Semetary already (also possibly trucks and one or 2 others, those years are very fuzzy but when I looked through the book list I knew quite a few names). Thats when I started to look out for his works and was never disappointed.
Most stories would end this way as the Twilight Tweens no doubt will, but now I am a mummy of 4 with a great life, compared to the early days, and still a new Stephen King announcement causes my hackles to raise in excitement. I can go on and read the latest or re-read a favorite and the excitement and mystery from my youth are still there. Many grumble about the endings, and at times I have jumped on the old bandwagon with them (*ahem Cell!) but I have never been disappointed with the journey. The road to get to the end has always been the best, the characters, so alive you actually cry when they get hurt, the towns, always steeped in history, culture and brought to life so well, the plots are always full of twists and turns and I have personally always loved the hunt a character ( Sherrif Pangbourne anyone )
To me, any author that can capture the mind of a 13 year old kid or a 30 something mummy is doing something very right, IMHO, I don't ever envision a day that I wouldn't be excited to pick up the Talisman or his under appreciated shorts N&D/ 4 Past/ skeleton crew (when will someone make the raft or the nuclear summer one a real film?) Or a brand new addition to our happy little family.... we all know the motto, so sing along with me, We alllllllllllllll float down here
Anyways I have waxed lyrical enough for one day, so tell me, where did your love start?
As always, thank you for reading my waffle
Louise
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This has probably been asked a million times before but, for all the newbies out there (or oldies happy to re tell their tale) I was wondering when you all discovered Mr King? Were you already a horror lover, or a newbie? Did you discover you loved his works before you knew the writer? or were you encouraged? Was it a horror night as a tween/ a creepy movie poster or an accidental stumbling in a library, What was your first book or was it a film? What brought you all here?
My story..... I was in 13 and in foster care when I stumbled over Nightmares and Dreamscapes, my foster mum had a small bookcase and I was skipping school and bored when I found N&D, Yes I could philosophize on the roots to the love or which holes this filled but it would be a pointless waste of time tbh, I loved him from the start, all the stories were so bizarre and I felt so rebellious reading something with rude words an such gory imaginings. It was only after reading and making a note of the author I realised I had been subconsciously following Stephen King for years, I had seen Carrie, Cujo and I think Pet Semetary already (also possibly trucks and one or 2 others, those years are very fuzzy but when I looked through the book list I knew quite a few names). Thats when I started to look out for his works and was never disappointed.
Most stories would end this way as the Twilight Tweens no doubt will, but now I am a mummy of 4 with a great life, compared to the early days, and still a new Stephen King announcement causes my hackles to raise in excitement. I can go on and read the latest or re-read a favorite and the excitement and mystery from my youth are still there. Many grumble about the endings, and at times I have jumped on the old bandwagon with them (*ahem Cell!) but I have never been disappointed with the journey. The road to get to the end has always been the best, the characters, so alive you actually cry when they get hurt, the towns, always steeped in history, culture and brought to life so well, the plots are always full of twists and turns and I have personally always loved the hunt a character ( Sherrif Pangbourne anyone )
To me, any author that can capture the mind of a 13 year old kid or a 30 something mummy is doing something very right, IMHO, I don't ever envision a day that I wouldn't be excited to pick up the Talisman or his under appreciated shorts N&D/ 4 Past/ skeleton crew (when will someone make the raft or the nuclear summer one a real film?) Or a brand new addition to our happy little family.... we all know the motto, so sing along with me, We alllllllllllllll float down here
Anyways I have waxed lyrical enough for one day, so tell me, where did your love start?
As always, thank you for reading my waffle
Louise
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