Cranky Curmudgeon: “Firestarter”
Firestarter Long, long ago, in a galaxy far away, I used to read Stephen King books as they came out. So, I know I read this book, way back when […]
Firestarter Long, long ago, in a galaxy far away, I used to read Stephen King books as they came out. So, I know I read this book, way back when […]
IT: Welcome to Derry This new show has three episodes out as of this publication, but at the time of this writing only two were available. I’m pretty hooked on […]
Salem’s Lot (2024) Climbing into the Way Waaay Back Machine I recall bringing a copy of Salem’s Lot to college my freshman year and being massively freaked out with the […]
The Stand (2021) Sometimes a piece of fiction hits the world hard, for whatever reason. Back in the day The Stand, a novel by then newish author Stephen King took […]
It One of the most difficult of books or movies to talk about is It. Distinguishing the title from a common pronoun is tricky and can make you sound a […]
Desperation For a while I was a huge Stephen King fan and read everything that came out as soon as it was available. The everyman voice he brought to his […]
I’m gonna hafta kill this f**king clown.* OVERALL: Good movie and not what I expected. A character driven horror show where character growth and self-actualization was key to defeating the […]
IT OVERALL: Thoroughly enjoyable movie. Well made and well acted. Did nothing to dispel my dislike for clowns. Note that IT, for me, was not as scary as Woman in […]
She’s Back! Enjoy this Monday with Mildred! 11/23/63 Way back when in the forgotten world of the pre-Internets, people could only buy books if they wanted to read a novel. […]
Enjoy this Monday with Mildred! This is also a Zombie World Tour post! Zombie, Indiana The book started in a very interesting way, with a breakdown of what the governor […]