tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post3094290490872492975..comments2024-03-06T11:11:48.095-08:00Comments on Too Much Horror Fiction: Stephen King Born Today, September 21, 1947Will Erricksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-19298795393170348972010-09-22T13:32:45.244-07:002010-09-22T13:32:45.244-07:00I'm with you there, on all those early King pa...I'm with you there, on all those early King paperback covers that rocked. My all-time favorite is the cover for Cujo, with Cujo's salivating muzzle and sharp teeth. When I first saw that book on the racks, I immediatly thought "MUST HAVE THAT! NOW!"lazlo azavaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08947137317385572671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-64677174822754641672010-09-22T12:14:34.851-07:002010-09-22T12:14:34.851-07:00Thanks, roarvis. Funny you should mention family h...Thanks, roarvis. Funny you should mention family horror; I was just looking at a book on eBay the tagline for which was "Brother, sister, madness, sin...something something" which creeped me out, and made me think of the VC Andrews series. So, yeah, one of these days!Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-75163131165824866332010-09-22T11:54:04.989-07:002010-09-22T11:54:04.989-07:00I just discovered your blog, it's fantastic! A...I just discovered your blog, it's fantastic! As a kid in the 80s I was terrified by horror paperback covers. Now I'm fascinated by them. I read all the early Stephen King back in the day, but now I'm curious to delve more into the genre.<br /><br />You should do an entry on the tacky V.C. Andrews style "family horror" novels of the 80s. There were lots of knock-offs, might Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-20262103914947860692010-09-21T23:13:57.299-07:002010-09-21T23:13:57.299-07:00Sweet cover art, too, that tells an interesting st...Sweet cover art, too, that tells an interesting story all by itself: the barren corner of what appears to be a large empty room, the desolate figure in the wheelchair by the window (itself offering a glimpse of a chill, wintry scene outside), and the central sinister looming shadow.<br /><br />And all shrunk down to the dimensions of a mass-market paperback without feeling at all cramped or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com