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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:39 pm
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:50 pm
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:56 pm
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Lisey's Story by Stephen King. I'd say that's one of his best stories. Despite the King name, it's not really a horror story...there are elements of horror in it, of course (c'mon, it's Stephen King xD), but it's mostly a twisted view of reality.
If you've quite a bit of time, the Dark Tower series is also a good read (also by King). I like the earlier books better (1-3 are the "older" books; I count #4 as well because I like it, though 5's not bad...I didn't like 6 or 7 much, but they finished the story [as much as the story can be called "finished", anyway], so meh), but the ending of the series blew my mind. And if you're well-versed in the King universe, you can see a lot of influences from most of his other books...it's as though the series ties together most of his stories into one huge book-world (which gains significance when you read the series).
I too would suggest reading Cujo, but not because it fits the genre you're craving, because I don't think it does (unless I completely misunderstand what you're asking for). It is a good story, though.
Insomnia (also by King) might be up your alley. It's a good stand-alone story, but it also fits in well with the Dark Tower books.
Any movie/tv version of The Shining sucked a**. The book was way better. And it's more-or-less just a ghost story, anyway (one could argue that the hotel itself was sentient, which I find to be an interesting idea, but mostly it was just ghosts). It's been a while since I read it, but I don't even think the line, "Here's Johnny" is in the book. Stupid movies and their stupid ways of making stuff from the book stupid. >.<
(*is a King-ophile as well as a book-purist, so opinions may be a wee bit biased*)
For video games, I'd suggest Indigo Prophecy (I have it on the PS2; dunno what other systems it's for). It's a really short play-through (I think I logged about 10 hours on it), but the replay value is decent - it might be good for a rental, unless you find it on sale; then I'd suggest buying it, because it really is quite good. The game plays differently depending on what choices you make. I don't want to give too much away, but I will tell you that the first task is to cover up a murder your character committed in the opening scenes, and there are many ways you can go about it ^.^
So far as ******** go, I'd recommend the Fatal Frame series (video games also; I have the three in the series on PS2 and dunno what other consoles they're on). They're essentially ghost stories, but they scare the s**t out of me (which I would call a ******** haven't gotten through the first one yet =O
For a bit of a twist on small-town life, I'd give "Hot Fuzz" (movie) a once-over. It's about half-comedy and it's kinda campy (though in a good way), but it made me look twice at neighborhood watch associations xD
My bf says he's heard good things about "Pan's Labyrinth", a foreign film. He says it might be something about fairy tales, but like darker, more twisted fairy tales. Anyway, it's something he's heard about and might be something to look up.
"Clockwork Orange" is also good (of course the book is better than the movie, but the movie's not bad - though it's somewhat old). It offers a view of a possible future and explores issues of morality and freedom of choice. The movie has some trippy visuals, too ^.^
EDIT: There are actually a few more King stories which I think would fit the bill, Rose Madder and The Stand among them, but I think I've rambled on quite enough sweatdrop If you (or anyone) want some more King recommendations, feel free to ask, though ^.^
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:18 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:31 am
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:30 am
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:31 am
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:49 am
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:20 pm
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Sheer_Immortal Lisey's Story by Stephen King. I'd say that's one of his best stories. Despite the King name, it's not really a horror story...there are elements of horror in it, of course (c'mon, it's Stephen King xD), but it's mostly a twisted view of reality. If you've quite a bit of time, the Dark Tower series is also a good read (also by King). I like the earlier books better (1-3 are the "older" books; I count #4 as well because I like it, though 5's not bad...I didn't like 6 or 7 much, but they finished the story [as much as the story can be called "finished", anyway], so meh), but the ending of the series blew my mind. And if you're well-versed in the King universe, you can see a lot of influences from most of his other books...it's as though the series ties together most of his stories into one huge book-world (which gains significance when you read the series). I too would suggest reading Cujo, but not because it fits the genre you're craving, because I don't think it does (unless I completely misunderstand what you're asking for). It is a good story, though. Insomnia (also by King) might be up your alley. It's a good stand-alone story, but it also fits in well with the Dark Tower books. Any movie/tv version of The Shining sucked a**. The book was way better. And it's more-or-less just a ghost story, anyway (one could argue that the hotel itself was sentient, which I find to be an interesting idea, but mostly it was just ghosts). It's been a while since I read it, but I don't even think the line, "Here's Johnny" is in the book. Stupid movies and their stupid ways of making stuff from the book stupid. >.< (*is a King-ophile as well as a book-purist, so opinions may be a wee bit biased*) For video games, I'd suggest Indigo Prophecy (I have it on the PS2; dunno what other systems it's for). It's a really short play-through (I think I logged about 10 hours on it), but the replay value is decent - it might be good for a rental, unless you find it on sale; then I'd suggest buying it, because it really is quite good. The game plays differently depending on what choices you make. I don't want to give too much away, but I will tell you that the first task is to cover up a murder your character committed in the opening scenes, and there are many ways you can go about it ^.^ So far as ******** go, I'd recommend the Fatal Frame series (video games also; I have the three in the series on PS2 and dunno what other consoles they're on). They're essentially ghost stories, but they scare the s**t out of me (which I would call a ******** haven't gotten through the first one yet =O For a bit of a twist on small-town life, I'd give "Hot Fuzz" (movie) a once-over. It's about half-comedy and it's kinda campy (though in a good way), but it made me look twice at neighborhood watch associations xD My bf says he's heard good things about "Pan's Labyrinth", a foreign film. He says it might be something about fairy tales, but like darker, more twisted fairy tales. Anyway, it's something he's heard about and might be something to look up. "Clockwork Orange" is also good (of course the book is better than the movie, but the movie's not bad - though it's somewhat old). It offers a view of a possible future and explores issues of morality and freedom of choice. The movie has some trippy visuals, too ^.^ EDIT: There are actually a few more King stories which I think would fit the bill, Rose Madder and The Stand among them, but I think I've rambled on quite enough sweatdrop If you (or anyone) want some more King recommendations, feel free to ask, though ^.^ The ending of the Dark Tower series pissed me off so much it's not even funny. xd
As for Pan's Labyrinth it was a good movie, but I don't know if it would be a mind ******** movie. Although I suppose you could spend time thinking about it.
Does anyone else notice that this thread is basically a bunch of people recommending Stephen King books? xd
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:47 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:17 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:34 pm
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