Stephen King’s Carrie turns 50

[queenursula]

Stephen King’s first novel changed the trajectory of horror fiction forever. Fifty years later, authors say it’s still challenging and guiding the genre. @TalkScaredPod writes: https://t.co/zG4tUL9LKI
- Esquire (@esquire) April 5, 2024
Stephen King’s first novel was published 50 years ago today

Comments

[automaticpeople]

This is the last book I fully read.

Yeah that’s right. The last book I fully read.

[ponyboy]

carrie is great. i just watched anatomy of a franchise on it last night and agree with the take that we don't really need more unless it features a radical departure from what we've seen before.

[mizzyoung]

whoops, wrong post!

Pig blood scene is iconic, etc.

[ginainabottle]

I was debating on what to read next and I think this post might be a sign. this book has been sitting on my shelf for over two decades, my high school bestie gifted me a copy bc, according to her, it seemed like my type of thing since I liked 'serial killers and all that' lol It's such an old edition tho, so I think I'll just get one on my kindle, the formatting on older books makes me a little tired.

[senshi_forever]

If you enjoy it and want to read more of his work I reccomend The Shining!

[ginainabottle]

thanks! I loved Salem's lot, IT (even tho it's unnecessarily long IMO) & Pet sematary is my fave of his, but for some reason I always forget about The shining lol

[senshi_forever]

I also enjoyed The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon and From A Buick 8! 😁 To be honest I need to read more of his stuff too.

[tobesurrounded]

I'm not a huge fan of Carrie, but I remember reading his memoir On Writing ages ago where he talked a lot about writing Carrie and it was pretty inspirational. He grew up pretty poor and Carrie changed all that.

[bulastar]

The stuff about his mother and his wife, and their influence on his writing, are sweet.