Description: About this Item Book is in acceptable condition. May have shelf wear, edge wear, and spine wear, but a very readable copy. May not come with supplemental materials if applicable. Does not include original dustcover jacket. Possibly Ex Library Copy. Seller Inventory # LFM.427I Title: Bare Bones: Conversations on Terror With ... Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publication Date: 1988 Binding: Hardcover Condition: acceptable About this titleSynopsis:In a series of interviews, the acknowledged master of horror fiction reveals the creative source behind his stories, discussing his life, his career, and his philosophy on writing, and what he believes makes horror stories so popularFrom Publishers Weekly:"My soul must be very black, indeed," observes King, virtuoso of horror fiction, but these 30-odd interviews do not lay bare his soul. They do, however, reveal some interesting things about his insomnia and persistent fears (he hates darkness), his literary sources, work habits (he writes two hours a day, seven days a week) and how his scary novels are linked to his childhood insecurities and feelings of inadequacy. The interviews, conducted by various journalists over the past decade, originally ran in media ranging from Penthouse to the Baltimore Sun. Shrugging off critics who dismiss his work as derivative, King explains his fascination with the horrific and calls himself a good writer, not a great one. His comments on his novels and their movie adaptations are often astute, as when he interprets Carrie as a parable of women's conscious
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Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, T.H.E.
Topic: Horror & Supernatural, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Publication Year: 1988
Book Title: Bare Bones : Conversations on Terror with Stephen King
Number of Pages: X, 211 Pages
Language: English
Genre: Literary Criticism
Author: Chuck Miller
Format: Hardcover