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Louis Creed is a doctor who moves to a small town of Ludlow with his wife and two little kids Ellie and Gage. In a little town consisting of a highway full of big trucks and a pet cemetery, Lois makes friendship with their elderly neighbour Jud. One day Ellie's cat named Church gets run over and is buried in the cemetery. But when Jud tells Louis about 'the real cemetery' which is an ancient burial ground once used by the Micmac Indians and helps him to resurrect Church, it starts ...more
Louis Creed is a doctor who moves to a small town of Ludlow with his wife and two little kids Ellie and Gage. In a little town consisting of a highway full of big trucks and a pet cemetery, Lois makes friendship with their elderly neighbour Jud. One day Ellie's cat named Church gets run over and is buried in the cemetery. But when Jud tells Louis about 'the real cemetery' which is an ancient burial ground once used by the Micmac Indians and helps him to resurrect Church, it starts ...more
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So, this is what a King horror is. I liked it, but not for the reasons I was expecting. I liked the characters, the environment, the descriptions, and the narration. It was all just downright GOOD storytelling so I definitely get why people love his books.
But the horror...
I just don’t see this as horror. It’s a tragedy with paranormal elements.
Tragedy
Noun
1. an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe.
"a tragedy that kill ...more
But the horror...
I just don’t see this as horror. It’s a tragedy with paranormal elements.
Tragedy
Noun
1. an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe.
"a tragedy that kill ...more
So, this is what a King horror is. I liked it, but not for the reasons I was expecting. I liked the characters, the environment, the descriptions, and the narration. It was all just downright GOOD storytelling so I definitely get why people love his books.
But the horror...
I just don’t see this as horror. It’s a tragedy with paranormal elements.
Tragedy
Noun
1. an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe.
"a tragedy that kill ...more
But the horror...
I just don’t see this as horror. It’s a tragedy with paranormal elements.
Tragedy
Noun
1. an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe.
"a tragedy that kill ...more
Oct 25, 2014
Conor
marked it as to-read
Jan 01, 2016
Ellen Fike
rated it
really liked it
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