In him old feelings, helping him get in touch with a long-lost Muse, perhaps.Īfter all, he wrote DREAMCATCHER not on his trusty Mac but on ledger books using old fashioned gadgets. Years ago now? It forced him to get back to basics and even reawakened
Than the tragic van accident that almost took Mr. That the character was already at a disadvantage, only to have his weakness exploited?ĭREAMCATCHER was originally supposed to be called CANCER, a title Steve's wife Tabithaĭetested and considered bad luck. To evoke sympathy than to introduce him under duress, and then discover Than someone who already has the deck stacked against him? How better Just of King, of course), the tragic hero. Here we have Duddits, and he's no exception to this plot rule.Ī young man headed for ill-fate, yet another staple ( not Sympathetic characters who tend to be the crux of the story, or at least Classic KingĬharacterizations are back - characters that grow on you so profoundly that you find yourself rooting for them, or find yourself mourning their demise.Īnother King staple seems to be mentally slow or retarded characters ( TomĬullen, THE STAND Sheemie, WIZARD AND GLASS Wolf, THE TALISMAN), Story which offers the comraderie we felt so deeply in IT. We're back on track with DREAMCATCHER, a story that blends elements of horror, fantasy and science fiction, a In his face when he compared himself to "the literary equivalent of a Big Mac and fries".īut after the detours of his experimentation in BAG OF BONES and HEARTS IN ATLANTIS, To always label him the King of Horror, throwing King's own words back Wonderful the story of how beautiful his prose, the critics were destined
For a while there it seemed as though he was trying his handĪt pleasing the literary crowd, learning the hard way that no matter how It feels as if the master is back, in usual form, at the top of
Not since IT was published in the mid 80s has King delivered a more stunning, compassionate "This Ray Bradbury-esque is one of the most memorable and one of the more original stories I've read in a long time." "'Willow Blue' will burrow under your skin and stay there long after you've put the book down."
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