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Hail To The King Vol 14. The Children of the Corn

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Dan PollittMarch 31, 2018

“I could do without all of the Children of the Corn sequels. I actually like the original pretty well. I thought they did a pretty good job on that.” – Stephen King   On a cross country road trip, a … Continue reading →

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Hail to the King Vol. 13 – Stand By Me

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Dan PollittFebruary 28, 2018

“I thought it was true to the book, and because it had the emotional gradient of the story. It was moving. I think I scared … (director) Rob Reiner. He showed it to me in the screening room at the … Continue reading →

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Hail to the King Vol 12 – Maximum Overdrive

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Dan PollittDecember 31, 2017

“The problem with that film is that I was coked out of my mind all through its production, and I didn’t know what I was doing.” – Stephen King “Cocaine’s a helluva drug.” – Rick James A man goes on … Continue reading →

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Hail to the King Vol 11 – The Mist

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Dan PollittNovember 30, 2017

“Frank wrote a new ending that I loved. It is the most shocking ending ever and there should be a law passed stating that anybody who reveals the last 5 minutes of this film should be hung from their neck … Continue reading →

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Hail to the King Vol 10 – Pet Sematary

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Dan PollittOctober 31, 2017

In lieu of the usual King quote, I present you with this: White people continue to be ignorant of Native American culture. It doesn’t go well. The Book This is one of King’s much more defined horror stories, as its … Continue reading →

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Hail to the King Vol 9 – IT

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Dan PollittSeptember 30, 2017

“Sometime in the summer of 1981 I realized that I had to write about the troll under the bridge or leave him — IT — forever.” – Stephen King 7 children and a Turtle plot to kill a clown. It … Continue reading →

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Hail to the King Vol 8 – The Stand

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Dan PollittAugust 31, 2017

“…instead of a hobbit, my hero was a Texan named Stu Redman, and instead of a Dark Lord, my villain was a ruthless drifter and supernatural madman named Randall Flagg. The land of Mordor (“where the shadows lie,” according to … Continue reading →

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Hail to the King Vol 7 – Cujo

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Dan PollittJuly 31, 2017

“At the end of my adventures I was drinking a case of sixteen-ounce tallboys a night, and there’s one novel, Cujo, that I barely remember writing at all.” – Stephen King You might think this story is about a killer … Continue reading →

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Hail to the King Vol 6 – Christine

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Dan PollittJune 30, 2017

“I thought it would be a funny short story – a kind of American Graffiti. Instead, a fairly long novel came out, a supernatural tale about girlfriends, boyfriends, and Christine.” = Stephen King Haunted car blah blah blah. Teenagers blah blah. … Continue reading →

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Hail to the King Vol 5 – ‘Salem’s Lot

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Dan PollittMay 31, 2017

“One night over supper I wondered aloud what would happen if Dracula came back in the twentieth century, to America. “He’d probably be run over by a Yellow Cab on Park Avenue and killed,” my wife said. That closed the … Continue reading →

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