Comments on: Million Dollar Movie

By: Matt Blankman

Matt Blankman — Sat, 04 May 2013 01:12:03 +0000

[8] I’ve read his short story collections, but I have actually never read a full Stephen King novel. I keep meaning to.

By: bp1

bp1 — Sat, 04 May 2013 01:10:07 +0000

[7] Yeah that’s cool. They seem pretty well adjusted all things considered. I can’t imagine it is easy to build their own identify given their situation – but good for them for trying.

By: bp1

bp1 — Sat, 04 May 2013 01:02:24 +0000

[6] Not all of his books are horror. I thought 11/22/63 was a terrific book. It requires that you suspend disbelief about time travel, but if you can the book has a great story, terrific characters, and a sense of time and place that is pretty damn amazing. Really good stuff. I’ve always found his books to be more about people and place than freaky weird scary things. There was a period where some of his stuff was a little frenzied – during his drug and booze days – and he admits that – but I’ve yet to find anyone who can create living characters like he does. They talk and act like real people and he draws the reader into their world.

Sorry for the lecture. 🙂

By: Matt Blankman

Matt Blankman — Fri, 03 May 2013 22:43:22 +0000

Nice piece here on Owen, his brother Joe, their new novels and being the son of famous writers.

http://www.vulture.com/2013/04/joe-hill-owen-king-interview.html

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:53:35 +0000

Sounds cool. I’ve never read anything by Stephen King but that’s only because I don’t dig getting scared. For a someone who ascares ease, what would you recommend by him?

By: Matt Blankman

Matt Blankman — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:33:05 +0000

[3] I’m farther along than you, so I don’t think I’m spoiling anything to say the book jumps around from different moments in the lives of the characters. The second half is mainly set in 2011, about 8 years after the movie-making section.

By: Matt Blankman

Matt Blankman — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:29:45 +0000

I’m reading “Double Feature” as well. I’m digging it. Oddly enough, I ordered the book before I knew Owen was Stephen’s son. Then when it arrived, I found out his editor is a friend of mine. Small world.

By: bp1

bp1 — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:12:24 +0000

A college age kid is making a movie. His father is a former B-movie star. Their relationship is a little strained (to say the least). The story revolves around the kid, his friends and actors in his movie, and his father – so far, at least. I’m not quite a quarter through it. The movie making stuff is a bit over my head, but the characters seem well constructed. I haven’t quite gotten the comedy yet – maybe it just doesn’t resonate with me who knows.

Owen is Stephen King’s son, which is how I got wind of the book. I’m one of his dad’s Constant Readers.

If anyone would get the insider-movie jargon – I thought it would be you.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:57:48 +0000

No. Do tell. What’s it all about?

By: bp1

bp1 — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:51:34 +0000

Hey AB, have you checked out Owen King’s book “Double Feature”? I got to reading it and thought of you seeing as how it is set in the world of movie making.