Fright is a special thing and fear and Stephen King's brand of fright goes beyond witches and goblins and ghosts. Case in point: five early Stephen King works that will scare the hell out of you.
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I see your eyes rolling, hear your sighs and feel your criticisms breathing down my neck as you realize that I am attempting to give you an overview of Stephen King's Dark Tower series in under 500 words.
Mayan prophecies, the decline in the honeybee population, rising temperatures at the Earth’s Core, melting icecaps. These are just a few of the things that can keep me awake in the middle of the night. And now, thanks to Stephen King’s The Stand, I can add the cold and flu season to the list.
When I look back at all the King books I’ve read -- and believe me, I’ve read many -- there is one moment, one scene, if you will, that most strongly stands out in my memory. It is a moment from The Talisman.
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