Reddit reviews Danse Macabre
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Reddit reviews Danse MacabreWe found 3 Reddit comments about Danse Macabre. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
On that subject his book, Danse Macabre, is a very well written treatise on horror. It has a similar style to On Writing, just directed to King's view on horror.
... Possibly. My memory is that I read the book I'm thinking of back at the end of the 1980s - googling around, I think it was probably Danse Macabre
The clearest memories I have of the book are (1) the first discussion I ever read of the "it's so bad that it's cool" concept where he talks about watching a Godzilla movie and seeing the word "TONKA" on the hood of a truck that Godzilla was stomping on and (2) talking about how if he and Zane Grey were standing next to a water hole in the desert, and inspiration struck them both, how different the two books would be.
Mmmm, I think he's a reasonably good writer who can structure stories very well. I doubt he will be remembered particularly for his literary merit.
Dance Macabre is a good read if you're interested in the genre, though.
http://www.amazon.com/Stephen-Kings-Danse-Macabre-King/dp/0425104338