Spielberg Handles The 'Locke and Key' Situation.

Ive seen this book! Nice find J-Man

Underperform does not mean fail it just means they didnt get as much money out of the gate as they were hoping to. I loved Kick Ass and want more!! Oh yeah and Ill watch Locke and Key to see if Mr Hill can out write his old man!

I'd watch the show.

Stephen King's greatness was a drug induced flash in the pan. Once he had to stop abusing drugs to come up with decent ideas he stopped writing good stories. Dean Koontz on the other hand... he's more like a fine bottle of wine and I think I enjoy the books he's releasing today more than the ones he started his career with... that is a long way around saying that when it comes to talent skipping generations... Stephen King may have been the skipped generation

To each their own I guess... the last King story I read was about a dog monster that possessed a polaroid camera... or was it the one about the guy who found a childhood book he never returned to the library and was afraid of the "library policeman" who raped him behind bush as a child? I don't know... i didn't read the one about the haunted lamp from Family Guy, I know that much for sure

Betty@ I like the Odd Thomas books, Christopher Snow books and his Frankenstein series. He's, at the very least, trying to branch out and tell different kinds of stories. I had to stop reading King because his books were getting so ridiculously dumb... it's insulting. In regards to volume of books he's releasing I've been reading hand-me-downs so I haven't seen the output of his new releases first hand. But he does have a very distinct writing style and the kinds of characters he uses and how he describes them are very specific to his style

The thing that these Hollywood types need to figure out is that some comic series may make a great movie, like Kick Ass, but that they only appeal to a small segment of the overall movie market. Now, if you're making a small-budget film, that's fine, because that film can still be profitable, if the film appeals to its niche of the market, as Kick Ass did. Horror film makers have used this formula for a long time: make a cheaper movie that will appeal to its niche, and they'll make a tidy profit.

Personally, I like smaller movies better. Blockbusters are overhyped, overmarketed, and often wind up as huge disappointments, whereas the smaller films often wind up being the films I enjoy the most of any given year.

And since Stephen King has been brought up here: I love his early stuff, especially The Stand, which is one of the best works of fiction ever written. I haven't read anything new from him since the 80s though. His later stuff just doesn't appeal to me as much for some reason.

I've read two of Joe Hills books, Heart Shaped Box and Horns and both were VERY good reads! Absolute page turners! Been wanting to pick up Locke & Key but to date, haven't yet. Really looking forward to this! I'd say, if anything, Joe Hill has surpassed his dad if you're comparing Stephen's newer stuff. I'd have to agree with the majority on this one, his newer books leave a lot to be desired. I've been a Stephen King fan since I was 12, and I'm 38 now. He actually did write better during his "drug induced" state, sad to say.