Saturday, July 10, 2021

Book review: DANSE MACABRE by Stephen King

Book review:

DANSE MACABRE (1981) by Stephen King

A nonfiction work about the horror genre - literature, movies, television - plus revelations about King's own life and writing (before his much longer and more personal book ON WRITING).

This is a book for writers, packed with insights, and very amusing. If you want to get a little deeper into how horror is created, read it.

While somewhat rambling, one particular strength of DANSE MACABRE is how it analyzes a few key works in depth (such as Shirley Jackson's THE HAUNTING) - here you can hear Stephen King the schoolteacher at work.

The book is also quite funny. Highly recommended.
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