The Shining...movie at a theater, early 80s, the one w/Jack Nicholson and Olive Oyle...haven't seen the remake (is there a remake?)...then...late 80s, heading home stopped off to see Aunt Bea in Mount Vernon...Uncle Den had the TV on, The Running Man was playing, Ah-nold...so we sat on the floor drank a beer or two and watched that...but it wasn't until the credits rolled that I realized it was based on a Stephen King story. A few years later, Stand By Me...television movie again...wasn't until...early to mid 90s that I read It, on the recommendation of my brother (gone now but not forgotten)...said here read this this is good it's about a clown. So, I read It...it was good. When Dreamcatcher came out, that was my 1st hardcover purchase...read it, liked it...what was that, 2000? 2001? Wasn't until I picked up a copy of The Gunslinger, '06, that I began to read all of his stories. So I'm either a late bloomer, slow learner, or both. If you haven't read any Stephen King and you're reading this and you like to read and you enjoy a good yarn...it's time to dance. Cue the soundtrack: