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Danse Macabre
by Stephen King
A fun little non-fiction book by King written fairly early in his career. There's a certain novelty to hear young Stephen's thoughts about horror, written as he was still working on [b:Pet Sematary|33124137|Pet Sematary|Stephen King|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1480069533s/33124137.jpg|150017], and well before his best string of books (such as [b:It|830502|It|Stephen King|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1334416842s/830502.jpg|150259], [b:Misery|10614|Misery|Stephen King|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1270545451s/10614.jpg|3230869], and so forth). The section on horror movies is almost quaint, since it focuses on horror movies of the 50s, 60s and 70s. One wishes for a sequel where we hear his thoughts on the 80s golden age of horror shlock cinema (largely thanks to the popularity of his own work!). It's weird to think this was written before even the first Nightmare on Elm Street was released.
The re-release contains a new introduction by King where he talks about more recent movies (mostly lavishing praise on The Blair Witch Project), which brings it more up to date, although even that section is already dated.
This is a good read if you're a King completest, or fan of the genre, but it's not what I would call essential reading. His insights are good, but they're more geared for fellow fans than anything else.
The re-release contains a new introduction by King where he talks about more recent movies (mostly lavishing praise on The Blair Witch Project), which brings it more up to date, although even that section is already dated.
This is a good read if you're a King completest, or fan of the genre, but it's not what I would call essential reading. His insights are good, but they're more geared for fellow fans than anything else.