Literary rating: ★★★½ Kick-butt quotient: ☆☆ Having watched both versions of the film, I followed up by reading the book on which they were based. Despite my general fondness for horror, I haven’t read very much Stephen King: this is only the second novel of his, after Salem’s Lot. First… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★★★ “The fire-devil is back!” I must admit: While I always found the premise for Stephen King’s 1980 novel Firestarter interesting, I never read the book. 500 small-printed pages are just too much for me. The story itself shares some of its DNA with Carrie, with the difference that this… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★★ “Not everything is black and white…” It’s interesting to look at the film’s IMDb page, and contrast the reviews, where there’s nothing less than an 8/10, with the rating, where 73% of votes are a 1/10. One “review” was actually a rant about other reviews which appear to have… Continue reading| Girls With Guns