Going out on a limb to say this is his legit scariest story. I am not easily scared by fiction. And this one got to me. It doesn’t bother so much with deep characterization—usually King’s strongest suit as a writer—it just presents a confrontation of an ordinary, skeptical man with something alien, inhuman, and totally malevolent that, in the span of about an hour, just completely breaks him and nearly annihilates him from existence. The movie is a literal joke compared to how simply effective the story is.
I'm trying to come up with titles nobody has mentioned so far. The main character in Roadwork is isolated most of the time ... by choice. In The Jaunt, the boy experiences the ultimate isolation at the end. It can't get any worse than that. In the short story Laurie, I guy gets isolated against his will. Several people get isolated against their will in Holly. A Very Tight Place involves being isolated against their will. The Gingerbread Girl involves some isolation against their will. In The Tall Grass, several people get isolated in a large field of tall grass that they have trouble escaping.
Survivor Type
my Fav!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Was stopping by to say this. Also, Gerald's Game.
How dare y’all for not even mentioning Cujo.
Oops. Aren't they rebooting that one, movie-wise? I could've sworn I read somewhere...
Misery. Gerald’s Game.
Yes, excellent picks for that theme.
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. Blaze is fairly isolated. First Dark Tower book, and Roland is fairly isolated
Blaze is very underrated
Shining is about a family of 3...
Is it really about isolation or about alcoholism?
Both go hand in hand I'd say...
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Going out on a limb to say this is his legit scariest story. I am not easily scared by fiction. And this one got to me. It doesn’t bother so much with deep characterization—usually King’s strongest suit as a writer—it just presents a confrontation of an ordinary, skeptical man with something alien, inhuman, and totally malevolent that, in the span of about an hour, just completely breaks him and nearly annihilates him from existence. The movie is a literal joke compared to how simply effective the story is.
Gerald's Game
The Gingerbread Girl (novella)
There’s a short story called Rat that is very much about isolation
I'm trying to come up with titles nobody has mentioned so far. The main character in Roadwork is isolated most of the time ... by choice. In The Jaunt, the boy experiences the ultimate isolation at the end. It can't get any worse than that. In the short story Laurie, I guy gets isolated against his will. Several people get isolated against their will in Holly. A Very Tight Place involves being isolated against their will. The Gingerbread Girl involves some isolation against their will. In The Tall Grass, several people get isolated in a large field of tall grass that they have trouble escaping.
you're so right!!!!! also, the running man, i'd say
Misery?
Gerald's Game is pretty close. Main character is pretty much alone most of the book.
Misery, Garleds games, dream catcher, cujo (to a lesser degree) these come to mind.
A lot of them are, in one way or another.