Nov 29, 2012 the stand was a landmark book for stephen king, and not just because its the approximate size and weight of an actual landmark. The first photos for the cbs all access adaptation of stephen king s the stand have been released, and they feature the allstar cast which includes alexander skarsgard, whoopi goldberg, heather graham and more whoopi goldberg plays the 108yearold mother abagail. Set in a virusdecimated us, king s thrilling american fantasy epic, is a classic. The stand is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king and first published in 1978 by doubleday. A longer edition of the novel was later released in may of 1990. It falls into the categories of postapocalyptic science fiction and horror fantasy. Ten songs inspired by stephen king decibel magazine. After a deadly plague devastates the worlds population, remaining survivors band together into warring factions with good pitted against evil. He didnt call it the disease or the end of the world as we know it or anything that nihilistic. The stand by stephen king is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy novel which expands upon his previous short story night surf.
With a deadly virus called captain trips and a villain who preys on the weak, stephen kings the stand isnt just about good. I went out and bought the uncut edition and placed it onto my shelf. It expands upon the scenario of his earlier short story night surf and outlines the total breakdown of society after the accidental release of a strain of influenza that had been modified for biological warfare causes an apocalyptic pandemic, which kills off. The original version was published in the 1980s, but the version i will being discussing is the complete and uncut edition, published in the 1990s. In part this is because the stand, with its flow of hundreds of brandname products, is a kind of inventory of american culture. Everything we know about stephen kings new the stand. Stephen king can only write a good ending to a book by chance. In the aftermath, survivors choose between following an elderly black woman to boulder or the dark man, randall flagg, who. The body is a novella by american writer stephen king, originally published in his 1982 collection different seasons and adapted into the 1986 film stand by me. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Thoughts on the stand, by stephen king spoilers reddit. This is the best fictional book that ive ever read, and im now going to read three more stephen king books one another reread tommyknockers which i also really liked first time, one a film that ive seen without reading the book dreamcatcher and one which is totally new to me 11. The stand verscheen oorspronkelijk in 1978, maar stephen king moest het werk inkorten van zijn uitgever. This is a truly great villain, and anyone who has read kings dark tower series knows that he is not quite done with humanity at the end of this book. But some of stephen kings greatest creations are in this book. The plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of influenza that kills almost the entire world population. Among the living is the only anthraxking joint that is absolutely essential to the bands legacy. A world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose sidesor are chosen. A patient escapes from a biological testing facility. Released in 1978, the weighty book the original version is 823 pages long, while the 1990 uncut edition is over 1,000 pages. That said, the first 95% of his books is generally so good that i can forgive the ending. Why did king use strong religious themes in the stand. Nov 16, 2012 the task of turning stephen kings the stand into a featurelength movie has long been viewed as a difficult one at best a nearinsurmountable challenge at worst, for one simple reason.
After a deadly plague kills most of the worlds population, the remaining survivors split into two groups one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a malevolent being to face each other in a final battle between good and evil. The stand is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy novel by american author stephen king. The stand is a postapocalyptic fantasy novel by stephen king. As the title says, this is the stand complete and uncut editions preface copied verbatim for the sake of all the fans who dont have the book. Complete and uncut by stephen king in chm, doc, txt download e book. This is yet another clear example of how in order to gain peace and freedom, sacrifice must be made.
Apt pupil, misery and the gunslinger inspired a skeleton in the closet, misery loves company and lone justice respectively. One man escapes from a biological weapon facility after an accident, carrying with him the deadly virus known as captain tripps, a rapidly mutating flu that in the ensuing weeks wipes out most of the worlds population. Buy the stand by stephen king from waterstones today. King is one of the most fertile storytellers of the modern novel the sunday times. What i learned from rereading stephen kings the stand. I didnt really think much before reading the stand and didnt even expect that i will like it so much,but i did.
If you are already a king fan and you havent read the stand, youll love this book. But the novels setting and characters, and kings clout as an author, must not detract from some of the book s obvious flaws. Later on in the book, the four men start west to fight randall flagg and his followers. It is also to be said that this is the king of horror himself, stephen kings words, not mine. The stand by stephen king meet your next favorite book. The stand by stephen king overdrive rakuten overdrive. Oct 24, 2010 as i said, the character list in the stand is staggering. The body stand by me 18 movie clip 1986 hd youtube. Soon to be a television series a patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon. Stephen king helpfully posts the stand chapter that explains.
Striking a far less hysterical tone than in the shining, king has written his most sweeping horror novel in the stand, though it may lack the spinal jingles of salems lot. The best king film ever, stephen king and the stars up there, the stephen king phenomenon, and much more. It expands upon the scenario of his earlier short story night surf and outlines the total breakdown of society after the accidental release of a strain of influenza that had been modified for biological warfare causes an apocalyptic pandemic, which kills off the majority of the worlds human population. With gary sinise, molly ringwald, jamey sheridan, laura san giacomo. The few survivors, united in groups, establish a new social system and engage in confrontation with each other. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I can recall first reading that book while i was under the weather, staying home from high school for a few days with the flu or something, and the. In 1978 stephen king published the stand, the novel that is now considered to be one of his finest works. I think his first thought was to end the world, based on reports of an accidental spill of toxins from an army post that but for the wind might have caused significant loss of life. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Stephen kings the stand 1994 apocalyptic horror hd. King is definitely one of my favorite authors, even though i havent read everything yet.
The stand and here is the bleak new world of the day after. Stephen king s apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting and eerily plausible as when it was first published. May 24, 2017 if the stand is nothing, it is an example of the authors ability to build an engaging, harrowing world that truly comes alive. Thoughts on the stand, by stephen king spoilers i had read so many good things about this and decided to make it the next book i read. Stephen kings apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting and eerily.
All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. In prolific author stephen king s novel the stand, the accidental release of a worldending plague decimates the majority of americas population, leading to a postapocalyptic tale of survival amid an otherworldly clash of good vs. Stephen king coronavirus is not like the stand response. Twin peaks tells the story behind the story of kings enduring opus. The stand is and will remain my favorite of his books. Sep 04, 2017 new yorks big 4 representatives often name drop stephen king. Whenever i dont know what to read, i pick up a stephen king book and it never disappoints. Some changes were made to the plot of the film, including changing the setting year from 1960 to 1959 and the location of castle rock from maine to oregon. Stephen kings most popular book, according to polls of his fans, is an endofthe world scenario.
It expands upon the scenario of his earlier short story, night surf. The book was the last of king s novels published by doubleday in september 1978 the novel is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy story that reworks the scenario of king s earlier short story, night surf. Stephen kings the stand gets new book covering novels. Stephen kings apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting and eerily plausible as when it was first published. The stand was the first stephen king novel i read, and ive been reading stephen king novels ever since. Stephen king novels were what made me want to be a writer. The stand is the sixth book published by stephen king. But as it was first published, the stand was incomplete, since more than 150,000 words had been cut from the original manuscript. May 12, 2011 stephen king s apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by virus and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting and eerily plausible as when it was first published. The stand is the fourth and longest novel by bestselling author stephen king, who has written over 60 books to date, including such wellknown titles as carrie 1974, the shining 1977, pet sematary 1983, misery 1987, and the green mile 1996. A twitter user responded to stephen kings assertion the covid19 pandemic was not like the stand, sincerely asking king if he even read a book he actually wrote. I was reading the book and realized that there were many pages missing.
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