Institute

Anyone looking for the same author in today's King as he was in the 1980s is looking in vain. King has shifted a lot, the stories have become less expressive and shocking in favour of engagement and correctness. He is an elderly gentleman in his seventies, a staunch Democrat, with a bent back and white hair. And he can still write a good story. This one's about kids who shouldn't be hurt. All violence is slightly downplayed. Who's scared of electric shocks, drowning, or a bullet to the head these days? Anyone looking for the same author in today's King as he was in the 1980s is looking in vain. King has shifted a lot, the stories have become less expressive and shocking in favour of engagement and correctness. He is an elderly gentleman in his seventies, a staunch Democrat, with a bent back and white hair. And he can still write a good story. This one's about kids who shouldn't be hurt. All violence is slightly downplayed. Who's scared of electric shocks, drowning, or a bullet to the head these days?