Do you see the clown?!!!

[KenC]

I think it's that creepy doll you were playing with a few months back. I'm glad I didn't see this last night.

 

[sm4him]

I wish this had a NSFCP (Not Safe for Clown Phobics).

I'm actually LESS terrified of Bitter's version than when I just saw the clown.

Clowns have always freaked me out. Clowns, and people who dress up in those giant animal mascot costumes. I figure serial killers need a day job too, and what better job for a criminal than one where nobody can actually SEE you?
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...why can't I STOP looking at that photo?!?! :lmao:

 

[kundalini]

Very cool Mish. Netskimmer had my first thought, but the Bitter brings up a good argument. However, clowns inevitably bring me back to Judy Collins.

 

[paigew]

crazy! maybe you could sell that photo....kinda like the people who sell toast with jesus on it

 

[baturn]

Great thread. Thanks to all for the entertainment. Oh and there is no way I would delete that photo.

 

[c.cloudwalker]

Great thread. Thanks to all for the entertainment. Oh and there is no way I would delete that photo.

Agreed.

This is too cool a shot.

And by the way, definitely IT clown

 

[mishele]

The "IT" clown is what I thought of right away...lol
BTW....IT was a great book but a pretty bad movie. IMHO :greenpbl:

 

[c.cloudwalker]

BTW....IT was a great book but a pretty bad movie. IMHO :greenpbl:

Isn't that true of every movie made of his books except for the one with Jack Nicholson, REDRUM...........................


I really like him as a writer but, my god, he should learn that he is not a filmmaker and an even worse actor!


The funniest thing about his movies (movies made from his books I mean) is that the only one I ever really loved was the one he most hated: The Shining.

 

[mishele]

I love The Shining. Creepy freakin movie!! I also enjoyed Pet Cemetery.
You are right, he needs to stop making movies!!

 

[CMfromIL]

BTW....IT was a great book but a pretty bad movie. IMHO :greenpbl:

Isn't that true of every movie made of his books except for the one with Jack Nicholson, REDRUM...........................

No, that is not true at all. Shawshank Redemption? Stand By Me? Those movies were outstanding....and both were originally short stories by Mr. King. The problem with many of the other films is that they were adapted from very LOOOOONG novels and compressed to 2 hours or so.

And to the OP...creepy picture.

 

[pgriz]

And while you're looking for things, that white spot near the middle definitely looks like a middle finger pointing up (in a white gloved hand of course).

 

[mishele]

BTW....IT was a great book but a pretty bad movie. IMHO :greenpbl:

Isn't that true of every movie made of his books except for the one with Jack Nicholson, REDRUM...........................

No, that is not true at all. Shawshank Redemption? Stand By Me? Those movies were outstanding....and both were originally short stories by Mr. King. The problem with many of the other films is that they were adapted from very LOOOOONG novels and compressed to 2 hours or so.

And to the OP...creepy picture.

I don't know that I ever realized he was the writer behind those 2 movies. Shawshank Redemption is one of my all time fav. movies.

 

[CMfromIL]

I don't know that I ever realized he was the writer behind those 2 movies. Shawshank Redemption is one of my all time fav. movies.

Most people don't. They just think that he is a 'horror' writer and leave it at that. He also has written many a great short story. BTW he didn't write the movie, the movie was written/adapted from the short story he wrote. Although I've read it several times, and watched the movie as well. It's very close to the book.

Incidently he (King) also wrote the short story "The Green Mile" that was also made into a movie.

Here's the wiki on it.

The Shawshank Redemption - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman.
Adapted from the Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, the film tells the story of Andy Dufresne....

 

[c.cloudwalker]

No, that is not true at all. Shawshank Redemption? Stand By Me? Those movies were outstanding....and both were originally short stories by Mr. King.

I don't remember "Stand by Me" to be that great... but it was quite a while ago

Anyway, I should have known that my comment would catch the eye of the one die hard SK fan on the forum and, so, I should have gone into more detail.

Basically, the less SK was involved with a movie of one of his work, the better the movie was. "The Shining" was one of the first (if not the first) movie to be made from his work, he hated it and, he got way too involved with every production after wise for way too long.

The worst I remember is "The Stand" which is a really great book and the worst movie (TV movie) I ever saw. I was extremely pissed at this movie. Especially since I bought a VCR to tape it :lmao: I mean he even had to act in it when he is the worst actor.

So, yes, there have been decent movies made from his work but only when he was barely (or not at all) involved.

 

[CMfromIL]

No, that is not true at all. Shawshank Redemption? Stand By Me? Those movies were outstanding....and both were originally short stories by Mr. King.

I don't remember "Stand by Me" to be that great... but it was quite a while ago

Are you kidding me? The barf-o-rama pie eating contest? The buried pennies that were never found?:lmao:

And for the record, I'm not a big fan of much of the movies that have been made of his stories. He's a much more talented writer. And as I also said, it's nearly impossible to make a 'good' 2.5 hour movie from a 800+ novel. And the Stand was particularly bad. I so much wanted that to be great.

I'm hopeful the Darktower gets produced, but that's not looking good.