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Topic	THE Snake Ranks Anything Horror Related (Vol. 5) 5th Anniversary RANKINGS
Snake5555555555 10/30/20 2:11:37 PM #311:	16. Misery (Book) (23 points) Nominated by: GavsEvans123 (0/5 remaining) Importance: 7 Fear: 8 Snake: 8 One of King's most thematically important stories, Misery tells the story of write Paul Sheldon and his crazed obsessed fan Annie Wilkes; Paul is injured in a snow-storm, alcohol-induced car crash and rescued & taken care of by Annie, and by taken care of I mean he's stuck, a prisoner in her house. King was inspired to write this book from his own experiences being constrained to the horror genre; when he wrote the high fantasy epic Eyes of the Dragon, King received incredible backlash for not including any of the elements he was known for at the time. Writing Misery became a cathartic experience for the author, able to insert plenty of his self-experience into Sheldon, with his critics positioned as the character of Annie, though she was so well-realized she stands apart as her own strong personality and driving force of the story too. For those who have only seen the film, it plays it generally close to the novel, but there are key differences that I believe the make the book a more well-rounded experience. First of all, the book is actually a lot more horrifying and brutal in Annie's torture of Sheldon; instead of hobbling Sheldon with a sledgehammer, Annie cuts off his foot with an ax (alluded to on the book's amazing cover), later his thumb as well, and in general she's much more cruel, even taunting him somewhat in telling him the truth of why she won't even bring him to a hospital. The other huge difference to note is the excerpts from Misery's Return, the novel Paul is writing to appease Annie, the book-within-the-book. The book presents these as analogues to Paul's mental state and situation, and are typed out with accuracy taking into account the broken keys in an immersive touch, and we also learn a lot more about the lore and character of Misery. This obviously wouldn't have been very filmmable, and is a unique meta detail that could only be done in novel format. Otherwise, Misery is every way the same fantastic look at overly obsessed fandom the film is and then some, a must read for any aspiring authors out there who wish to choose an another career pronto. A pure piece of dread and psychological torment that only come from the mind of someone who experienced it first-hand. --- Bare feet on the tile with my head up in the clouds https://imgur.com/1e1e70S <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:946501991] in THE Snake ... [t:79012032]...</cite> <quote>16. Misery (Book) (23 points) Nominated by: GavsEvans123 (0/5 remaining) Importance: 7 Fear: 8 Snake: 8 One of King's most thematically important stories, Misery tells the story of write Paul Sheldon and his crazed obsessed fan Annie Wilkes; Paul is injured in a snow-storm, alcohol-induced car crash and rescued & taken care of by Annie, and by taken care of I mean he's stuck, a prisoner in her house. King was inspired to write this book from his own experiences being constrained to the horror genre; when he wrote the high fantasy epic Eyes of the Dragon, King received incredible backlash for not including any of the elements he was known for at the time. Writing Misery became a cathartic experience for the author, able to insert plenty of his self-experience into Sheldon, with his critics positioned as the character of Annie, though she was so well-realized she stands apart as her own strong personality and driving force of the story too. For those who have only seen the film, it plays it generally close to the novel, but there are key differences that I believe the make the book a more well-rounded experience. First of all, the book is actually a lot more horrifying and brutal in Annie's torture of Sheldon; instead of hobbling Sheldon with a sledgehammer, Annie cuts off his foot with an ax (alluded to on the book's amazing cover), later his thumb as well, and in general she's much more cruel, even taunting him somewhat in telling him the truth of why she won't even bring him to a hospital. The other huge difference to note is the excerpts from Misery's Return, the novel Paul is writing to appease Annie, the book-within-the-book. The book presents these as analogues to Paul's mental state and situation, and are typed out with accuracy taking into account the broken keys in an immersive touch, and we also learn a lot more about the lore and character of Misery. This obviously wouldn't have been very filmmable, and is a unique meta detail that could only be done in novel format. Otherwise, Misery is every way the same fantastic look at overly obsessed fandom the film is and then some, a must read for any aspiring authors out there who wish to choose an another career pronto. A pure piece of dread and psychological torment that only come from the mind of someone who experienced it first-hand. --- Bare feet on the tile with my head up in the clouds https://imgur.com/1e1e70S</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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