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Revisiting Cycle of the Werewolf by Richard Chizmar
THAT WAS THEN… Cycle of the Werewolf was yet another Carol’s Used Bookstore find for me. I had somehow completely missed the spring 1985 release, so when I stumbled upon a used copy of the Signet trade...
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A Man’s Heart Is Stonier by Bev Vincent
In 1978, Stephen King was invited to be writer in residence at the English department of his alma mater, the University of Maine at Orono. He moved his family into a rented house on a major highway in...
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Revisiting Pet Sematary by Richard Chizmar
THAT WAS THEN… I can’t remember when I first read Pet Sematary or where I was when I first read it (unusual for me). All I really remember is the story, and my intense reaction to it. I was a freshman...
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A Stony Heart by Stewart O’Nan
Of all Stephen King’s early novels, Pet Sematary is the simplest and direst. A sustained riff on W.W. Jacobs’ classic “The Monkey’s Paw,” it cleaves to its twisted source. From the very beginning the...
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The Two Princes by Bev Vincent
By the age of thirteen, King’s daughter, Naomi, was an avid reader but hadn’t read any of his books[1], even though her younger brother, Joe, had already read two. Her mother pushed her to read some...
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Revisiting The Eyes of the Dragon by Richard Chizmar
THAT WAS THEN… Well, this should be an easy one. When I began this journey many months ago, I admitted that there were two Stephen King books I had never read before. I purposely kept both titles a...
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The Eyes of the Dragon Revisited by Joseph Maddrey
When I was eleven years old, my parents bought me a hardback copy of The Eyes of the Dragon for Christmas. I set the book aside initially, because I had no particular interest in medieval fantasy....
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Richard Chizmar’s Latest Project: GWENDY’S BUTTON BOX co-written with Stephen...
As most of you probably know by now, Richard Chizmar hasn’t had a lot of time to write his essay for The Talisman (although he promises it is on the way!) because he’s been busy writing and then...
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Roadwork Revisited by J.D. Barker
“Okay Mr. King, I’d like you to count backward for me, down from one hundred. Relax. Focus on the sound of my voice. Nothing can hurt you here. This is a safe place. Tell me about the Richard Bachman...
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Racing the King by Wrath James White
When I first learned Stephen King wrote several novels under a pseudonym, I was upset. Allow me to explain. Beginning with the very first book I ever read, I developed the habit (or perhaps compulsion...
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