![]() ![]() One of King’s more successful ‘science fiction’ stories, dealing with time travel in this case, it’s all about character. Take the opening gambit The Langoliers, for example, a story that’s well over 300 pages. As King puts it, “all four of the tales in this book are tales of horror.” Ostensibly written during King ‘retirement period,’ for any other writer any of these tales would be a standalone volume. If Different Seasons was Stephen King’s proof positive that he can write culturally influential material outside of horror, then this is a reminder of his greatest hits. Like Different Seasons, it’s a collection of novellas that don’t entirely have a home elsewhere. Which brings us to this month’s Stephen King pick, 1990’s FOUR PAST MIDNIGHT. The month of September felt somehow longer than most, but I also can’t help shake the feeling that we just finished August. While it’s only been just over a month since I last checked in to the Inconstant Reader saga, with a not-so-little tome called The Dark Half, time seems to be going a bit wrong. ![]() The same could be said for this Constant Reader – and less than constant writer. I hope you’re half as happy to be here as I am.” “Well, look at this – we’re all here,” says the master of horror by way of introduction. ![]()
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