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Why - and when - did Stephen King become so crap?
No, really, I want to know. I’ve been a big fan since about ‘82, when I read ‘Christine’ for the first time. Since then I’ve read everything that’s been published in book form (and e-book form) and over the last few years I’ve come to a horrbile conclusion - the guy has lost the plot.
The accident didn’t help, I think that’s a given. Being run over while out walking has got to screw you up big time. It certainly screwed up the guy who ran him over - I seem to remember hearing he’d drunk himself to death. But then Steve-O bought the pick-up…
King talked of retiring after the accident, and I think that’s exactly what he did. Anyone who’s read any of his intro’s and his non-fiction stuff will know about The Trunk. Where the books that weren’t quite good enough go to die. I think, though, what we’re seeing now - with From A Buick 8, Everything’s Eventual, Cell, Lisey’s Story and (unfortunately) the second half of the Dark Tower saga - is The Trunk being resurrected, updated and foisted on an undeserving public.
I’ve even harboured the thought on some dark, cold nights that maybe Tabitha couldn’t get a publishing deal anymore and so some of the recent stuff has been hers…
I long for the classic days; The Shining, Salem’s Lot, It, hell even Pet Sematary, but I fear that they are gone forever. It’s sad to see a master disappear slowly like this - much better to go out with a bang and leave them wanting more.
I think he really is publishing his shopping list these days…
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