Salem's Lot

They made a good job of it! Thanks for posting it!

You Know They Got a Hell of a Band.
The first time I read that? Shivers!!!!
Nothing compares to the written story, but this is still fun.
You Know They Got A Hell Of A Band…
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Fasten Your Seatbelts….
It's Going To Be A Bumpy Night!

Yes! Night Flier is a doozy too! The one that sticks in my mind the most though is You Know They Got a Hell of a Band. What a great concept!

Absolutely!
One of his first short stories I ever read was The Monkey. That was after I had read Salem's Lot and The Shining!
That little story scared the BeJezuz out of me!
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts….
It's Going To Be A Bumpy Night!

I love his short stories. He packs such a punch in few words!

Depending on the attention spans these days, I'd advise them to start on the short stories.
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts….
It's Going To Be A Bumpy Night!

Doesn't matter where you start because you'll be hooked on whatever you're reading and want to get hold of everything else he's ever written.

Either Carrie or Misery.

I think definitely
Carrie
followed by
The Shining
.

I started reading Needful Things as a teenager and remember being enthralled but lost the book when I was about 3/4 of the way through it. This post has reminded me of it so I most seek a copy out and read it fully this time!

Pet Sematary
Carrie
Cujo
Needful Things

I always thought IT was a really good story. It's kind of long.
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I think his most iconic works like IT and The Stand are pretty heavy for someone just testing the water. Bag of Bones and Carrie are really accessible, and would give you a good first impression. You could probably finish Carrie in a weekend.
It was only a sketch. But I think when you're mapping hell, a sketch is all you need.

Theres so many potential choices. The Stand, It and the Dark Tower are considered to be his best works, and in many ways they are. For a slightly less mammoth read to begin with I suggest Salems Lot. It truly is a gripping tale(as are 99% of his novels) but it is a far easier read than the 'famous three'.

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everyone has their own opinion on all the dark tower books, some love the series some hate it. some love only certain books but hate others. as for the way it ended though i know how it ends i haven't gotten that far yet as i'm still on book 5. but here's the thing when it comes to the DT series the end of the series i mean. i've talked to people on this board and on a fan board about SK and some over there and here love the ending and some really hate it with a passion.
my brother who has been a fan of his since the 80's as i have. loves the ending.
my suggestion is make up your own mind if you like it or not. my personal favorite in the whole series is the drawing of the three but to each their own.
you also can start reading his books in order as they came out some people do that as well. in a great number of his books he mentions various hidden things in the DT universe and well that's not in all his books. some of them i do notice and some of them i miss entirely cause the way he writes his books now is they are all circled around that universe, he didn't used to do it that way i don't think.
you will find books of his from any era that he put whatever book out that you just love to death and you will find books that you really think are really really bad. we all have those by any author really, so what book did you decide to start on?

Salem's Lot is a great start, but the Shining is too, long as you aren't TOO beholden to the Kubrick take, which is a masterpiece on its own but different from the book.
If you dig mythology and spaghetti westerns, the Gunslinger is cool as well.
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Bugs and Daffy did it better.
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He doesnt, dont worry. There are some odd elements to the later books, but the resolution of the tale is remarkable.

well i've talked to plenty of people who liked how it ended and also people who didn't like the ending. and this is online and off, so there are people who liked how he ended it too. i dunno the ratio on who likes the way it ending more 50% of his fans compared to the other 50%. just to throw a percent in there at least this is how i look at it.

You need to put the books in perspective to understand how $K fcks up the series.
He was run over by a van and is suffering from serious brain damage.

you made me curious, till now I've pretty much enjoyed everything that King wroteso it is hard for me to believe he could fck up these series.