Teaser Tuesdays – July 21, 2009
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
“And in the way of children, he did feel something and knew they were no longer alone. A great hush had fallen over the woods; but it was a malefic hush.”
- p. 71, “Salem’s Lot” by Stephen King
My review of this horror novel will be posted on Wednesday.
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I really wish I could get into reading Stephen King, but alas I never have been able to.
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Michael Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Thankfully there are differences of opinion – book reviews would get boring quickly if we all agreed.
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I have only read one book by Stephen King – “Lisey’s Story”
It took me a long time to get into it, but when I did, i kind of liked it.. not a lot, I am afraid.
I have not read many horror books, will wait for your review.
Thank You for the teasers! Have a good week.
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Michael Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 12:25 pm
I’ve not read any of King’s recent books, although I will probably read his next one, “Under The Dome”, after it comes out in November.
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So sinister! Love it.
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Michael Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 12:27 pm
It was not a good night for that boy and his brother.
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Yikes!
here’s mine
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Michael Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Succinct.
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He does write so well. It’s the horror part that gives me nightmares. Good teaser.
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Michael Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 12:30 pm
I read it only at night to give it the right atmosphere, but one night it was more than I expected. I’ll mention that in the review tomorrow.
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I think Salem’s Lot is the only King I’ve read. Very creepy. Very good.
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Michael Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 11:11 am
Hi Pam, thanks for mentioning that PollDaddy functionality – I like hearing about good WP features. I’ll check that out.
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Stephen King rocks! love a good horror, the creepier the better!
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Michael Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 12:31 pm
If you like creepy, this will work for you.
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I haven’t read Stephen King yet. Want to – he’s on my TBR list. Great creepy teaser!
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Michael Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Perhaps you’ll pick one up close to Halloween.
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The only Stephen King book I ever read was Pet Cemetery. Maybe I should pick up another one. Great teaser!
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Michael Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 12:33 pm
I read that one quite a while ago, right after it came out. Unfortunately, I also saw the movie.
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I like the word “malefic.” Your sister might like my teaser – another thriller!
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Michael Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Hi Harvee, I agree – malefic was what made me choose this for the teaser.
And yes, “Born to Run” sounds like it is a good one for my sister.
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Great teaser Michael…I never read this book but I remember seeing the movie when I was young and it scared the socks off of me! lol
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Michael Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Have you seen the newer version of the movie? I’m hoping somebody will let me know if it is better than the first one.
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Great teaser!!
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Michael Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Thanks, Zia.
I forgot to mention while posting replies – if it was anybody’s first time commenting here, I’ve gone out to your blogs and either left a comment and/or subscribed to your feed.
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Great teaser, but King’s is sometimes just too creepy for me.
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Michael Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Hi Carol, I chuckled when I first read the comment – right below your comment about it being too creepy, I read the title of your last blog post and saw “The Devil’s Company.” Interesting post you have over there.
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I’ve only ever read one King book and that was Insomnia. I liked it, but I’ve never felt compelled to read others. Just a little too creepy for me as well. I hope you are enjoying this one.
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Michael Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Hi Lisa, I haven’t read “Insomnia”, but then I haven’t read most of King’s books. But the ones I have read, I’ve enjoyed, as far as I can recall.
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scary, I’ve never been able to read Stephen King
read my teaser here
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Michael Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 5:08 pm
You may instead want to try King’s “The Eyes of the Dragon”, which is fantasy instead of horror, and I remember it as a good story as well.
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sounds awesome. I haven’t read Salem’s Lot will wait for your review.
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Michael Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 5:09 pm
And I’ll be waiting for your review of “The Strain” – you’ll be done with it long before I start it.
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Well I’m pretty confident nothing good is going to happen here.
good one!
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Michael Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 5:11 pm
For the reader, it is good; for the brothers, uhhh, not so good.
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Ooooh! I love books with malefic hushes in them! Great teaser – sounds really spooky.
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Michael Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 7:24 pm
If you are inclined sometime to read a creepy story, here’s one for you.
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I haven’t read Salem’s Lot in a few years, your teaser makes me want to read it again!
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Michael Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Hopefully you liked it the first time.
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I’ve read some King: The Stand, most notably, but never read Salem’s Lot. However, now I want to read it after that great tease. Like one of the other commenters, love the word “malefic.”
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Michael Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 7:27 pm
I think I read “The Stand” or at least parts of it, but I don’t know for certain. I’ll probably pick it up at the used book store and find out.
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Your teaser had me looking up the word malefic. I’m going to try it on my husband when he gets home!
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Michael Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 7:28 pm
That’s increasing your word power. Let me know how you worked that into a normal conversation.
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ooo sounds scary!
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Michael Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 7:29 pm
I had some extra help with the atmosphere one night.
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I don’t know if I could handle this book! Since having my kids I have become very sensitive to depictions of violence or harm happening to children.
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Michael Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Hi Hillarie, I can understand where you are coming from.
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Hi Michael! I can’t wait for your review on Salem’s Lot. I really love this book and, so far, most of the people I’ve recommended it to liked it as well.
Regarding the latest Salem’s Lot adaptation, it’s not as good as the first one, which came out in the 1980s. Although I’ve heard that the latest adaptation somehow stayed truer to the novel. I even think Stephen King gave it his blessing, which I find weird.
King’s later works (those which he wrote in the 1990s until today) don’t hold up to his earlier works. I guess that’s why I had a Stephen King phase during my high school years. Lately, his attempts to go “literary” somehow has affected the horror elements of his novels. I don’t know it it’s a good thing or not, but his more recent fiction don’t have the bite I’ve come to expect from him.
Oh well, here I go again. Rambling and ranting… My apologies.
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Michael Reply:
July 22nd, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Hi Peter,
Thanks for the head’s up on the most recent movie version; I’ll go for the old version. Also posted my review of “Salem’s Lot” – I think I missed out by not reading it a long time ago.
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Sounds very creepy!
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Michael Reply:
July 22nd, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Given the right circumstances, it gets creepier. (See the end of my review for an example of what I mean.)
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