In fact the most horrific aspects of the collection came from how the current COVID-19 crisis seems echoed in parts of the work. If It Bleeds contains four stories featuring each of these traits and some soft horror elements. While Stephen King is renown for his works of horror, he is an incredibly diverse author with some of his best works being drama such as “The Body” and “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption” from 1982’s Different Seasons, fantasy with The Eyes of the Dragon (1987), or even magical realism like The Green Mile (1996). While he didn’t gain much steam with his first short stories published in the late sixties, King’s work has shaped the state of horror each decade since he first broke through with Carrie in 1973. This is a rare feat for any author no matter how prolific or established.

The publication of this collection is also quite the feat for King as it brings him into his SEVENTH DECADE of professionally published fiction. Here we are in the year 2020, which so far has hewed probably closer to a real life Stephen King novel than any year before, with King’s eleventh collection of short fiction. “ If It Bleeds, it leads”, an old news trope that is as much a fitting adage for sensationalist news as it is for the irrepressible and prolific Master of Horror: Stephen King. I don't intend for future essays to be nearly as long. The shear volume of his work making it difficult to write anything short of a multi-volume series difficult. PS: Stephen King is sort of my own White Whale for literary horror analysis. Feel free to let me know what you think in the comments below or in DMs. My goal isn't just to promote horror literature and the discussion of it but improve my own analytical writing skills. Detailed essays, reviews, and analysis of horror works. Hi r/horrorlit this is something I've been wanting to try on this sub for a while. Other Subreddits that might interest you: Horror Award Nominees & Winners, 1975-2013

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