Critical Essay by David Ansen
Revenge—the more horrible the better—is a favorite adolescent fantasy, and it is the subject of four of the five tales of horror that comprise Creepshow, a...
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Critical Essay by Richard Corliss
In the past, Novelist Stephen King … and Director George A. Romero … have shown that they know how to scare people through the poetry of pulp…. ...
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Critical Essay by Michael Sragow
Despite King's plodding prose and facile characters, he's managed to concoct plots multilayered enough to sustain the length, and sometimes the scrutiny...
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Critical Essay by David Ansen
