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Title: Stephen King's Danse Macabre
by Stephen King
ISBN: 0-425-10433-8
Publisher: Berkley Pub Group
Pub. Date: August, 1997
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Volumes: 1
List Price(USD): $7.99
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Average Customer Rating: 4.38 (29 reviews)

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Rating: 5
Summary: A lot of fun!
Comment: And pictures, too! Good ones! King is one of those writers who
has never known when to shut up, but I'll make an exception in the case of this book. It's not only a history of horror/SF--movies, stories and novels--it's also an explanation of what
horror is--order under attack by chaos (King uses a lot of fancy words to describe it, but that's what it really is about). He includes a list of what he considers the best horror films and
novels of all times. Some I had never even heard about, but I
found King was exactly right when I looked them up. Who's ever
heard of Hal Halbrook in a little-known film called "Rituals"? I
hadn't, until I read this book. If you like horror/SF, then
you should definitely read this book. You'll like it, I promise.

Rating: 5
Summary: A Constant Companion For This Lover Of All Things Horror
Comment: I have probably read "Danse Macabre" more times than I have any other book. Most rereads occur when there is nothing else to do, since the book seems to always just be lying around...anyway, that's of no help to you, the prospective buyer Since you are even reading this review, you're probably in the frame of mind necessary to appreciate "Danse Macabre". The book is written in an extremely casual style, full of many asides and non-sequiturs, which only makes it more engaging and extremely entertaining. The one minor squabble I have with King over the book is that he has not updated it yet (in mass-market paperback, anyway), even though it was written over twenty years ago. It would be very cool to see him continue to modify and reprint it, as Walt Whitman did with "Leaves Of Grass". That's really splitting hairs, though; it's a fantastic read and a great reference guide, not to mention the best view into Stephen King's psyche that you will probably ever find. Just buy the book and be happy.

Rating: 4
Summary: Almost too much
Comment: For anyone pretending to be a writer, even those with just a passing interest in the horror genre, this book is priceless in its own unique way.

But reading this book in 2002, considering I was three years old when this book was written, I couldn't recognize or remember most of the movies and almost all of the television and radio shows.

Still, this book is wonderful for anyone who wants to open the mind of a writer and simply sit back and watch it work. It's as if I was stuck on a cross-country Greyhound with a window seat next to King, years before he swore off alcohol and cocaine.

It drags terribly at times. But it's all worth it.

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