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“It is not enough, these days, to say that Chamberlain will never be the same. It may be closer to the truth to say that Chamberlain will simply never again be.”

Carrie by Stephen King

November 7, 2026 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

You can tell this was King’s first book; I’ve read seven books by him so far, and this was probably my least favorite. Yes, you can see the groundwork that made King’s writing what it is, but my main impressions are just “boy, did you seem to have parent/child relationship issue”, “so I see where your crude sex obsession originated”, and “well, I’ve read it, and I’m not in that much of a hurry if at all) to ever do that again.” Having only seen […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror Tagged With: maine, prom is hell, Stephen King

bjornsnipe's CBR18 Review No:67 · Genres: Fiction, Horror · Tags: maine, prom is hell, Stephen King ·
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Remember, It’s YOUR prom; make it one to remember always!

Carrie by Stephen King

The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

May 16, 2024 by dreadpiratekel 1 Comment

I thought my prom was “bad” in that it all felt overhyped, my feet hurt the whole evening, I swear my hair ended up hurting from all the pins I had stuck in it, and I got into a fight with my friends at Safe Grad and ended up walking home from the high school carrying my prom dress in a backpack (I was supposed to get a ride home with said friends).  However, it didn’t end in flames or death so you know what?  […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Tagged With: carrie, high school is hell, horror, prom is hell, Stephen King, The Weight of Blood, Tiffany D. Jackson

dreadpiratekel's CBR16 Review No:18 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Horror, Young Adult · Tags: carrie, high school is hell, horror, prom is hell, Stephen King, The Weight of Blood, Tiffany D. Jackson ·
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