On horror

I've never read Stephen King before. When I was younger, I was convinced that I wouldn't like his writing, mostly 'cause I know for a fact that horror movies freak me out, and not in a good way.

Earlier this year, I accidentally stumbled into Peter Straub (Floating Dragon). Then I deliberately stumbled into Clive Barker (Weaveworld). I did not like either one, but was surprised in how similar the ways I didn't like either one were. While the novels are very different, there was a certain similar feeling to them that I despised, and began to wonder if it were simply "80s horror" as a genre. So I bit the bullet and got a copy of arguably the most famous horror writer of the era (or ever, really).

( Misery, and its lack thereof )