Okay, I think this is an Edward Gorey limerick and it is in his book Amphigorey, which I own! I'm pulling this down and checking it out.
damn. I was positive that was Joe.
damn. I was positive that was Joe.
Discussion October 16 - In The Tall Grass by Stephen & Joe
- Thread starter fljoe0
- Start date
-
This message board permanently closed on June 30th, 2020 at 4PM EDT and is no longer accepting new members.
I can not verify that this is Edward Gorey, but it makes mention of him in the story with the limerick.
Bev Vincent
In the Tall Grass, there Is the limerick about McSweeney spilling gin on his weenie -- is this a King/Hill creation or an Edward Gorey creation?
Bev Vincent
In the Tall Grass, there Is the limerick about McSweeney spilling gin on his weenie -- is this a King/Hill creation or an Edward Gorey creation?
Last edited:
I found the "In the Flip- Flops of Jesus: A Pilgrim's Sojourn in La La Land" by Jim Lawrence. I don't know where it originates.
I only just read the short story today and I think I'll watch the movie later tonight.
It's a good story with great visuals, you can kind of see where it's going though.
It's a good story with great visuals, you can kind of see where it's going though.
Want to try something different? In the spirit if Halloween, a scary COMIC book style short story.
The link may take a few secs to load, and if you click on each "page" it will enlarge for better reading/ re click and you back to the next page.
Take a look-- if it isn;t a good idea, maybe someone can suggest a read for next Wednesday Group
io9.gizmodo.com
The link may take a few secs to load, and if you click on each "page" it will enlarge for better reading/ re click and you back to the next page.
Take a look-- if it isn;t a good idea, maybe someone can suggest a read for next Wednesday Group
Exclusive Horror Story From The Absolutely Chilling Through The Woods
Oh holy hell—Emily Carroll's horror comic collection Through The Woods is so freaking spooky. We absolutely inhaled this book when we got it in our hands. Each little horror comic is so creepy and absolutely gorgeous. It's Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark kinds of fun. And we have an exclusive...
io9.gizmodo.com
SK said that the first half is like Joe and him and the second half is pure Lovecraft. A lot of people compare it to Children of the Corn also.
My feeling is that unlike Lovecraft or Children of the Corn, it never specifies exactly what the evil is, or what it does or why. In a horrorstory as soon as you get some explanation or an evil gets a name, it makes it easier to pinpoint what it is about. Even when that explanation doesn't say very much by itself. In Children of the Corn you don't learn a lot about He Who Walks Behind the Rows, but at least you can give a name to the menace.
In the Tall Grass doesn't do that. It refuses to explain much or anything at all. I asked the director whether he had his own theory about what is going on and whether there is some deeper meaning behind it all, and he joked that he had, there is, but he won't ever tell.
Whether you feel that explaining nothing at all just puts on more mystery or you think it's weak plotting is up for debate. But in King's case there is always so much else going on besides the main plot (the pregnancy in this case for example), that the absence of a real clear plot is not necessarily too jarring. The result is that you tend to obsess over it more, wanting to find some explanation, that may not even be there.
My feeling is that unlike Lovecraft or Children of the Corn, it never specifies exactly what the evil is, or what it does or why. In a horrorstory as soon as you get some explanation or an evil gets a name, it makes it easier to pinpoint what it is about. Even when that explanation doesn't say very much by itself. In Children of the Corn you don't learn a lot about He Who Walks Behind the Rows, but at least you can give a name to the menace.
In the Tall Grass doesn't do that. It refuses to explain much or anything at all. I asked the director whether he had his own theory about what is going on and whether there is some deeper meaning behind it all, and he joked that he had, there is, but he won't ever tell.
Whether you feel that explaining nothing at all just puts on more mystery or you think it's weak plotting is up for debate. But in King's case there is always so much else going on besides the main plot (the pregnancy in this case for example), that the absence of a real clear plot is not necessarily too jarring. The result is that you tend to obsess over it more, wanting to find some explanation, that may not even be there.
....just a nasty little tale.....nasty in a good vintage King way, and draggin' the kid along with him.....I caught the Lovecraftian vibe, but also August Derleth as well....
I really enjoyed this story. Vintage King. Very creepy and, though it takes place under the great blue sky, very claustrophobic. It reminded me of Children of the Corn with some Mile 81 and Lovecraft added in. I haven't watched the adaptation yet but it's on my watch list.
For the rest of my days I will think that Rush's Permanent Waves was a nod at me and Anni.
Shut up, let me have this!!
For the rest of my days I will think that Rush's Permanent Waves was a nod at me and Anni.
Shut up, let me have this!!