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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Gerald's Game (2017) in Movies

Oct 12, 2017 (Updated Oct 12, 2017)

Psychological horror at its best

I had to text the entire time, and fast forward through bits because it is terrifying at points on so many levels.

Gerald and his wife attempt to reignite their marriage by going to a secluded location to play sex games. Unfortunately he leaves her handcuffed while having a heart attack. In between, there are deep psychological traumas and hallucinations, gore, and you wonder what's real as she continues to run out of time.

It's pure Stephen King, mixing real emotions with the downright frightening. That last scene would never have happened but my heart is still racing.

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Georgina (8 KP) rated It in Books

Sep 17, 2017

Stephen King | 1986 | Fiction & Poetry, Horror

8.8

(95 Ratings)

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Exceptional

I'm a super fan of Stephen King, but this is a force to be reckoned with.
The characters are so well written, that you empathise and feel the fear with them.
There's so many different characters and sub stories within the novel that you never see in any adaptation.
It's a really long book, and it did take me a while to really get engrossed in it, but it's so worth it.
It's marvellous, greatest book I've ever read, it's a real treat. I did have to read it with the light on.

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Liliannar (58 KP) rated 11.22.63 in Books

May 25, 2018

11.22.63

Stephen King | 2012 | Horror, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller

8.8

(47 Ratings)

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Historical (2 more)

Fast read

Relate-able characters

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Historical yet up to date

This is probably one of my all-time favorite Stephen King books. It has a focus on history without feeling like a documentary. The characters feel very "real" and it's easy to become attached to what is happening in their lives. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys playing games of "what-if" when it comes to major events in history. Questioning how things could have gone differently is a fun way to look back through the lives of these characters.

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Open House (2010) in Movies

Dec 24, 2018

Well I spotted this was directed by Anna Paquin's brother and also had Stephen Moyer from True Blood on the cover, unfortunately they are not the main stars of the film. Rachel Blanchard of the TV series Clueless is the main lead.
This falls into the category of weird films, there isn't a lot of back story or explanation really into the why or what of what is going on. Reminded me a lot of Funny Games. Quite bloody and brutal, ok for a low budget film but a bit more plot would have be nice....and Anna Paquin!

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Logan (76 KP) rated Lisey's Story in Books

Jan 22, 2019

Lisey's Story

Stephen King | 2006 | Fiction & Poetry

6.9

(9 Ratings)

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Interesting take on self harm (0 more)

Bad gunky (1 more)

Very slow for the first half of the book

Dumb little Lisey(?)

I'm a longtime Stephen King reader and this one was a chore to finish. If I could rate sections separately, I'd give the first half 2/10 and the second half 8/10. It's structured with lots of flashbacks throughout the story, and those do add to the story once you've reached a certain point, but it felt pretty tedious getting there. Lisey is often described as unintelligent, but I never really saw that - she was usually competent and sometimes clever.

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Reiko LJ (126 KP) rated It Calls From The Forest: An Anthology of Terrifying Tales from the Woods Volume 1 in Books

Apr 30, 2020

Refreshingly different voices (1 more)

Short, easy to digest stories

Listen to the call!

A solid anthology, there were some weaker tales in there but no more than a Stephen King short story collection.

Really interesting mix of different perspectives and writing styles. I was impressed at how they were all given the same prompt and yet did such vastly different things with it.

Some of them really stuck with me. 'Forest Man' definitely got me the most. It drew me in wonderfully and successfully creeped me out.

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Thank you to Book Sirens and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.