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Originally posted by lee challenger
THE SHINING
CARRIE
CUJO
BAG OF BONES
PET SEMATARY
DREAMCATCHER
THE STAND
MISERY
INSOMNIA
CHRISTINE
but they all have a totally different formula/plot and character types.
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uhmm.. no there have been several repeated character types ..
the troubled author ..
the grizzled wise oldtimer
i read this guy progressively from the 1st book on as they were being released.
Its not like i read one or two then said ..meh ..
It just started to feel like the same book over and over again.
I thought Salems Lot was his best book.
He's just not that great a writer in the opinion i developed over years of exposure to his, and other works.
I thought Peter Strawbs Ghost Story was more interesting than anything Kinbg ever wrote ...
And i thought Strawbs Shadowland was brilliant until i discovered it was lifted largely from Robertson Davies: The Manticore.
Proving once again - there isnt any more origionality in horror literature than there is in the films.