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Title: Storm of the Century (Screenplay) by Stephen King ISBN: 0-671-03264-X Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (165 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A worthy contribution to Stephen King's legacy
Comment: From the minute I picked up "Storm of the Century" I was sucked into this placid, small, Maine coastal village, as swiftly and violently as the wind in the tale. Written in screen-play narrative, similar to the short story "Sorry, Right Number" in "Nightmares and Dreamscapes", this tale, offers technical views of the settings, and some subtle side comments(if you read between the lines)that offer us a glimpse of the author's insight. Building in suspense from the very first page, the reader is violently and completely immersed into this town and its occupants. Although the characters are slightly one-dimensional, King fans are, no doubt, used to the sacrifice of character development, for the unusual and imaginative plot lines. I finished this book in one day, I simply could not put it down, until I had discovered the secret to this town and it's occupants.( welcome and unwelcome). My only critique would be the, seemingly hastily done denoument. I was unsatisfied with the way things all turned out, justice, thy name is not Stephen! Overall, this book is a worthy successor to Mr. King's previous volumes,(and better than some). Keep up the good work! I am, and will always be your "constant reader".
Rating: 5
Summary: Master of horror strikes again in Storm of Century....
Comment: Stephen King's "Storm of the Century" screenplay is further proof, if anyone doubts it, that he's not only adept at writing a horror story that gives one the creeps, but that he is not limited to writing in one format.
Most novelists are content with sticking to one literary branch, letting other writers adapt their work to screenplay form. Tom Clancy and John Grisham sell the film rights to producers such as Mace Neufeld and screenwriters (Donald Stewart and John Milius, for instance) rework their basic plots into adapted screenplays. King, too, has allowed others to adapt his works for Hollywood, but he has also learned the demanding format of the screenplay and written quite a few (Creepshow, Silver Bullet, and The Stand, just to name a few).
For the ABC-TV miniseries "Storm of the Century," King conjured up one of his darkest tales yet. As a severe winter storm of unprecedented fury approaches Maine's Little Tall Island, Martha Clarendon is murdered in an unspeakably violent manner. But instead of fleeing the scene of the crime as most killers do, Andre Linoge parks himself on his victim's easy chair and waits, his silver-wolf-head's cane in his hands, for the authorities to pick him up.
But with Linoge's arrest, Little Tall Island's woes do not end; they are only beginning. For Linoge is one of those not-quite-human fiends Stephen King often creates to create havoc in small Maine communities like Little Tall Island, Derry, Jerusalem's Lot, and Castle Rock. He can destroy people simply by revealing their darkest secrets and manipulating them from afar. And by the time the Storm of the Century passes, the citizens of Little Tall Island will be horrified when they discover the meaning of Linoge's simple request: "Give me what I want, and I'll go away."
The introduction to this published screenplay of "Storm of the Century" allows King to explain why he sometimes writes original teleplays rather than starting by writing a novel then adapting it. He also reveals why he sells his miniseries to a broadcast network with its stricter Standards and Practices staff (censors) instead of the more liberal cable networks (HBO, Showtime), and much more.
I saw the original miniseries when it aired a few years back, and I am sure (okay, I know for a fact) that there is a DVD version of "Storm of the Century." This book reminded me of how effective the three-part "Novel for Television" was, and it is a fascinating read.
Rating: 5
Summary: Storm of the Century - Killer in the Keys
Comment: In the summer of 1935, hundreds of World War 1 Veterans were in the Florida Keys to build the bridges linking the islands to the mainland.
Many were curious and most unafraid when they heard a hurricane was coming. What was some wind and rain compared to bullets? Alas the Labor Day hurricane was perhaps the most powerful to ever assualt the U.S. mainland, moving across the Keys with 200-mph winds and a 20-foot storm surge.
More than 400 people died, including many of the verterans in their makeshift work camps. Drye's well-researched narrative provides not only an hour-by-hour account of the storm track, but also chronicles the political fallout in it's aftermath.
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Title: Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen King, Jon Land ISBN: 0451822196 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: April, 1985 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Black House by Peter Straub, Stephen King ISBN: 0345441036 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 27 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Everything's Eventual : 14 Dark Tales by Stephen King ISBN: 0743457358 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 30 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: From a Buick 8 : A Novel by Stephen King ISBN: 0743211375 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 24 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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Title: Four Past Midnight by Stephen King ISBN: 0451170385 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 12 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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