Stephen King once said, in very close to these words, that of three emotions which could be evoked in horror fiction, "The finest is terror. If I can't achieve terror, I try for horror. If I can't achieve horror, I'm not proud; I go for the gross-out."

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Originally posted by dandelion:
Stephen King's moderator comments that's the first time that theory has been brought to her attention!

i have to say im surprised by this, its not too hard to see that stephen king was probly picked on and bullied when he was a kid and possibly abused/molested.

Re: Heinlein -- I've devoured his material because some of it is so brilliant. I haven't seen anyone here recommend my favorite of his so if you have any interest please try on THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS. Absolutely brilliant, hilarious, heartfelt, and a terrific political commentary for any time. Be warned, the ending brings me to tears every time.

One thing I feel about about Heinlein's stories, the above notwithstanding, is so many start out with such promise and then don't go anywhere, and the endings can be disappointing. I also haven't come to appreciate the Lazarus Long stories for the most part, so it's clearly a matter of personal taste.

Mike

Amendment to my previous post. I just realized a number of above posts were by Mycroft. Is it possible you chose your user name based on Mike in The Moon is a Harsh Mistress?

Mike D

nah, its sherlock holmes' brother. sorry

[This message has been edited by Mycroft (edited 12-09-2004).]

Ah, that makes sense. That's where Mike's name came from as well.