Anyone who has read On Writing: A Memoir on the Craft knows Stephen King hates adverbs. That same anyone also knows S.K. avoids the passive voice like the plague. There’s a hell of a lot of hate there. Is it justified?
» Read moreFather Callahan is an Asshole Fadda, fadda, fadda! Father Donald Callahan is one of the coolest characters in The Dark Tower series. The Pere’s a nomadic, queer, bible thumping, vampire […]
» Read moreLong days and pleasant nights. One of Andy, Messenger Robot’s many functions is that of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. In The Dark Tower 5: Wolves of the Calla, Andy, […]
» Read moreEddie Dean and Cuthbert Algood have a lot in common. For example, Eddie and Cuthbert both talk a lot. They also both laugh a lot, much to the Gunslinger’s irritation. […]
» Read moreThroughout the Dark Tower series, Sai Stephen King mentions bucka wagons many times. Is the bucka wagon an invention of our beloved herald of Maturin? Or is the bucka wagon […]
» Read more…Sai Ted mentions that some of the hume guards refer to the breakers as “Morks, after a space alien in some television space comedy.”
» Read moreAuthors often choose names that have meaning. It’s like a puzzle for the reader. An encrypted message. After you unlock the puzzle, the names sometimes sound punny or downright ridiculous. […]
» Read moreIn “The Dark Tower” by Stephen King, characters from Mid-World and beyond have a knack for saying that ka is a wheel. The following are some other things that are […]
» Read moreIn Stephen King’s The Dark Tower VII, the Ka-Tet meets Nigil. His serial number is DNK 45932, DOMESTIC. Eddie has the bright idea of bringing Nigil to the Tet corporation […]
» Read moreIn the Dark Tower VII, Chapter V: In the Jungle, the Mighty Jungle, Jake Chambers runs away from the Taheen. He’s also running toward Susannah Dean. While he’s running, he […]
» Read moreIn The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King, Rolan Deschain of Gilead meets Andy, Messenger Robot, many other functions. But just what are Andy’s other functions? […]
» Read moreSure, everyone’s talking about You Season 2 and The Witcher, but the real diamond in the rough is the Netflix original that dropped on the first day of the roaring […]
» Read moreAndy, Messenger Robot, Many Other Functions, has one you may not have guessed yet:
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» Read moreLearn all about the ancient origins of everybody’s favorite big brown lug
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