Have you ever read the Stephen King book "Misery"? The movie didn't even come close to capturing the tension, the atmosphere, imho...
Yeah, same thing with the King novel, "It". The book was terrifying. I knew that the movie would never do it justice, so I didn't bother with it. I mean, it would have to be about four hours long to pack the events of the book in.
No. I don't like to be scared out of my wits, and I won't put myself in a position to be. I started to read one Stephen King novel (I don't remember which one) and couldn't finish it.
I don't like amusement park rides that go round-and-round, real fast, either.
Hell, I'm 53. There's just some stuff I don't want to do any more.
"IT" was the SK book that really did it for me. Took me three tries to read it. I finally finished by only reading it during the light of day, and only with other people in the house.
I haven't read him since "Tommyknockers" which disappointed the hell outta me.
Clive Barker's my favorite.
I stood and screamed, "Get her, get her!"
My sweet daughter, who was sixteen at the time, stood on the sofa screaming at the Kathy Bate's character, "Hit her, hit her, kill her." She's now a pastor's wife expecting her second little one.
One of my sons entered the room and asked, "Have you two gone crazy?"
Then he flopped down on the other sofa to watch the show in the living room -- featuring his crazy mom and sister.
I didn't read the book but the movie was hysterical...she was a real kook!!!! "Salems Lot" was pretty scarey.