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Old 11-29-2014   #24
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Re: Your favorite mainstream horror books?
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"It", "The shining" & "Nightshift" by Stephen King. I used to read a lot of Stephen king's books back then when i was younger.
- The goofy cosmic parts at the end are terribly jarring.
- It makes no sense that this creature with seemingly limitless power (sometimes it profoundly distorts the fabric of reality at will) is scared of a group of children. It seems more like it is letting them win..
I had the same problem with these two points.
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