WILTW: Shine On!

drsleep Stephen King has written a sequel to The Shining called Doctor Sleep.

A middle aged Dan Torrance has to use what’s left of his Shining abilities to save a young girl from a tribe of old, vampire-like being who travel the US in RVs and wear lots of polyester.

Yes, I will be pre-ordering this 544 page hardcover novel – even though it won’t be published until September. (I may have to pre-order King’s new Hardcase Crime mystery – Joyland – too.)

I. Am. Here. For. This.

Meanwhile, Warner Bros may travel into the past and do a prequel: The Overlook Hotel

You have seen The Shining–right?

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Another book I’m looking forward to is Sidney Poitier’s Montaro Caine, which comes out in May.

Random House is categorizing this novel as Fiction – Visionary & Metaphysical:

A baby is born with a coin in her hand. An orphan crafts a mysterious wooden object. The CEO of a large corporation finds himself under extraordinary pressure at work and at home. And on a remote hilltop on a Caribbean island, a medicine man seems to understand the meaning of all these events and to hold the key to the future.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch…

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Let’s see. Recently, I:
*turned 40
*finally got around to getting a library card
*made cornbread from scratch for the first time ever (easy breezy)
*got better at making lobster bisque
*saw OZ – The Great and Powerful (the movie was neither but still #teamtheodora)
*started using LeechBlock when I don’t want to be distracted by the ‘net.
*decided not to pay too much attention to what the Supreme Court–until they start actually issuing rulings
*read Lady Go Die by Max Allen Collins & Mickey Spillane (recommended)

The Lords Of Salem

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So, I read the novelization of the upcoming Rob Zombie flick, The Lords Of Salem. Ho Hum. I blame this purchase on SimCity servers not being readily available.

Oh, you want to know what it’s about? Okay.

In ye old Salem, some witches (all women) get caught conjuring up Satan. They are interrupted by men (some more God-fearing than others) who torture and burn them alive. As the women are being engulfed in flame, one vows that witches will have their revenge on the descendants of their tormentors.

Fast forward to modern times. Heidi, part of the afternoon/evening crew of a local radio station, gets a box with a strange record. She plays the record live on the air. Bad things happen.

If you haven’t guessed it, Heidi is descended from one of those God-fearing, witch killing fellows.

Just a few, observations:
*There’s plenty of blood, grisly killings, chants, hallucinations…everything.
*The people worshiping the Devil refer to the Other deity as the oppressor. However, I can’t see where the Devil treats his followers any better.
*Be wary of older women–especially if three together–who offer you tea. Don’t drink it. Seriously.
*I’d like to see what happens 5 minutes after the book ends… When the police show up and folks have some explaining to do.
*I wish I had seen the movie first. Sometimes, getting a peak into the mind of film characters is just–pardon the expression–overkill.