As mentioned....

Stephen King mentions Richard Eberhart, “The Groundhog,” written in 1936,  in his book and great resource Danse Macabre.   Children look at death as a poet looks at it with experimentation.  

"Horror movies are not sophisticated, and because they are not, they allow us to regain our childish perspective on death - perhaps not such a bad thing...Children see more intensely.   The greens of lawns are, to the child's eye the color of lost emeralds... the blue of the winter sky is as sharp as an icepick, the white of new snow is a dream blast of energy.  And black is much blacker.  Much blacker indeed." (king 194)

Classic Horror Films

Currently Reading

I am currently reading Danse Macabre by Stephen King.  The book is a treasure map in locating the origins and influences on the Horror Genre. Stephen King has rarely stepped into the realm of non-fiction essay writing, except for his occasional article for Entertainment Magazine. However rare his nonfiction is, it is treasured. 

The book could use a technological update.  What about an interactive book, where links bring you to the available media mentioned in the book.     I have found a number of cool things mentioned in the book on the internet archive (including Mars Is Heaven?)

Haiku Review of the Wasteland by Stephen King

Haiku Summary of the Wasteland by Stephen King:

Choo Choo Engine,
stood before Roland the Brave
asking mean riddles.

Believe me there is more to this book than that, because there is nothing quit like Stephen King. He grabs a hold of you and will never let go. He uses the mythic structure of the Heroes Quest, while keeping the form current by not letting the work go into the drawers of cliche.
The dark tower is the subterranean river that flows beneath all of his books. When we jump into the adventure of the Ka-tet, we are seeing the strands of King's other works being tied up and completed. He has created a universe that will keep you awake at night.