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melsbookshelves03 's review for:
Danse Macabre
by Stephen King
A snapshot of horror in history. I simply cannot give this book five stars because, for most of it, I was bored to tears, and that is coming from a massive horror fan. I loved King's exploration of certain movies, television, and books but some of this book was just dragging on and on and I needed it to move on to the next point. I like the period of time this book discusses as it is before I was born and so it was very interesting to read about what King believed to be the popular stories at the time (some still popular and others I'd never heard of). I did have to keep reminding myself of the book's publication date and that modern horror would not be discussed. There is an essay written by King in the 2000s about more modern horror and I felt myself very much grasped by that passage. I will say I think my favorite moments of this book are the personal stories that are few and far between but are still within the book. I liked learning about the horror of those times, but the book was slow and this type of nonfiction is not usually what I gravitate towards.