The Keeper by Sarah Langan

March 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment

Synopsis:
In a rotting-down town in nowheresville Maine, a woman with a broken mind haunts the minds of the inhabitants, tormenting their dreams and leading them to make deadly choices.
Review:
I picked The Keeper up after reading about it on SciFi Wire, but I have to say I was disappointed. The writing is assured, and Langan [...]

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Christine by Stephen King

March 7th, 2007 · No Comments

Synopsis:
An awkward teen buys a junky old Plymouth that seems to have a life of its own–and sinister plans for Artie and those he loves.
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From a Buick 8 by Stephen King

January 30th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Synopsis:
When a car that shouldn’t drive appears at a local gas station, the police troop that deals with it discovers that it is a portal to another world, one that seems very, very dangerous.
Review:
I swear I really am reading Anna Karenina. My brain was so fried, however, at the end of this crazy work [...]

Popularity: 18% [?]

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Misery by Stephen King

January 12th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Synopsis:
A writer suffers a car wreck and finds himself in the tender loving care of his number one fan.
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Carrie by Stephen King

December 31st, 2006 · 7 Comments

Synopsis:
An outcast girl with telekinesis wreaks havoc at her prom.
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The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

December 30th, 2006 · No Comments

Synopsis:
A little girl becomes possessed by an ancient, evil spirit.
Review:
Here is a solid case of the adaptation transcending the source material. As a book, The Exorcist just doesn’t have the same air of menace and terror created by William Friedkin’s movie adaptation. Blatty gives readers passages describing black masses, and doesn’t shy away [...]

Popularity: 19% [?]

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Firestarter by Stephen King

October 23rd, 2006 · No Comments

Synopsis:
A little girl with the psychic power to start fires is on the run with her father, fleeing an NSA-type government agency wanting to capture her, experiment on her, and kill her.
Review:
This is not the first time I’ve read this book; that would have been freshman year in college, when I discovered King and blew [...]

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Cell by Stephen King

October 15th, 2006 · 2 Comments

Synopsis:
Cell phones turn the world into a post-apocalyptic nightmare, and a small band of survivors must try to figure out how to stay alive.
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