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Alex Weller
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Stephen talks about how different things get caught in different peoples' mind-filters; obsessions that end up becoming hobbies, which potentially could end up becoming professions if that person can make enough money off of it. Stephen's obsession is the macabre, so he writes stories about it, and he makes money off of his stories. As for me, there are ... a whole load of weird things that get caught in my filter.
— Mar 01, 2026 09:52PM
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Alex Weller
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King states his belief that a horror story must hold the reader spellbound and immerse them in its world. It must have a great, compelling story. This is ... probably something I should work on.
— 5 hours, 29 min ago
Alex Weller
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King gives a lengthy observation about how horror fans read horror due to morbid curiosity, how different writers approach different horrors in different ways, and how different types of horror movies satisfied different types of domestic fears about a bunch of stuff. I also liked when he said about horror stories being allegorical. I have an allegorical horror story in the works myself.
— 6 hours, 20 min ago
Alex Weller
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Just started reading the Foreword. Stephen King wants to talk rationally about fear. He is satisfied with his life, job, and family. However, he still makes sure to keep his feet under the covers when he goes to bed because he doesn't want something to reach out from under the bed and grab his ankle in the middle of the night, even though he knows it's not real. Yeah, we all have our weird fears, guy. Even me.
— Mar 01, 2026 07:41PM
Alex Weller
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Just started the book and read the introduction. Author John D. MacDonald praises Stephen King as a writer, basically passing the torch to a newer, younger author. It was really pleasant to read, and I'm hoping that someday, a famous author will do that to me. Just gotta get my stories finished first!
— Mar 01, 2026 12:36AM
