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By: Tales from the Darkside: Volume One » Bookgasm

Tales from the Darkside: Volume One » Bookgasm — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:43:06 +0000

[...] OTHER BOOKGASM REVIEWS OF THESE AUTHORS: • CELL by Stephen King [...]

By: NEWSGASM >> 8.23.06 » Bookgasm

NEWSGASM >> 8.23.06 » Bookgasm — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:58:21 +0000

[...] QUILL YOU PLEASE VOTE? Nominations for the 2nd annual Quills Awards were announced yesterday, honoring the best in books among 20 categories. Well, at least they say “best,” but Tyler Perry is nominated in the humor category for DON’T MAKE A BLACK WOMAN TAKE OFF HER EARRINGS. (Really? Were only five humor titles published last year?) The nominees are all over the board and appear to have been picked randomly, although they did have the good sense to nominate James Swanson’s MANHUNT in two categories, and it remains our favorite non-fiction title of the year (for damn good reasons, hoss). Other titles nominated that we’ve reviewed here include Stephen King’s CELL, Christopher Moore’s A DIRTY JOB and Raymond Khoury’s startlingly mediocre THE LAST TEMPLAR. So go vote now in their laborious one-category-at-a-time process before Sept. 30, at quillsvote.com. The awards ceremony will be televised on NBC stations Oct. 11, to even fewer viewers than the least-watched episode of JOEY. However, if we can get Elizabeth Kostova (a winner for last year’s THE HISTORIAN) to show up in a slightly more revealing dress than she did before, that could change. [...]

By: NEWSGASM >> 7.20.06 » Bookgasm

NEWSGASM >> 7.20.06 » Bookgasm — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:43:13 +0000

[...] AND SPEAKING OF STEPHEN KING… Cover art has been released for his novel LISEY’S STORY, due Oct. 24. His first book since CELL, LISEY marks a bit of departure for the horror master, being a quasi-love story concerning a writer’s widow who receives threatening messages and transports to another dimension. Those of you who have read the Michael Chabon-edited MCSWEENEY’S ENCHANTED CHAMBER OF ASTONISHING STORIES collection already have read a good chunk of LISEY. [...]

By: Bookgasm » King’s CELL coming to theaters

Bookgasm » King’s CELL coming to theaters — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 21:13:30 +0000

[...] Eli Roth, writer/director of the cult-fave CABIN FEVER and the current hit HOSTEL, has signed a deal to shoot an adaptation of Stephen King’s latest bestseller, CELL, for the big screen. [...]

By: Rod Lott

Rod Lott — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 22:53:42 +0000

Good point. I certainly didn’t lose sleep over it, either, though I think the potential was clearly there.

I agree this book is not bad, but I expect more than “decent” from King. It’s also not the “return to pure horror” as it was hyped.

By: Ryun Patterson

Ryun Patterson — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 21:00:49 +0000

My wife just got this for me, and I have to say, I would rather have gotten $18 worth of frozen pizzas. It wasn’t bad, but it did see like an echo of King’s earlier work.

What bothered me most was the lack of genuine horror. Maybe I’m jaded or desensitized, but I didn’t lose one bit of sleep over this book, and that wasn’t what I wanted.

By: Jason Light

Jason Light — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 23:04:54 +0000

Damn it! Like Chris I was anticipating this one. I already have it so I’ll probably read it anyway.

I have a prior assignment to get to first but then I’ll dive in. I admit to reading the first two chapters this weekend, and while I’ve heard it reminds of THE STAND, I’m also getting a little bit of THE REGULATORS early on.

By: Brian M. Thomsen

Brian M. Thomsen — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 18:41:40 +0000

Minor King is still worth the hardcover price in entertainment value.
I was particularly struck by his “Dean Koontz-esque” approach to the Romero/Matheson motifs.
Like his novel for Hard Case this is King doing his take on the seminal works of others who have influenced him.
…and it still has more than enough vintage “King” to make me continuing reading EVERYTHING he puts his name on as we never know when the next SALEM’S LOT or THE STAND will show up.

By: Christopher Sharpe

Christopher Sharpe — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 17:20:57 +0000

Too bad. I was looking forward to this one. I might still pick it up in paperback.