![]() ![]() But instead of fleeing the scene of the crime as most killers do, Andre Linoge parks himself on his victim's easy chair and waits, his silver-wolf-head's cane in his hands, for the authorities to pick him up.But with Linoge's arrest, Little Tall Island's woes do not end they are only beginning. As a severe winter storm of unprecedented fury approaches Maine's Little Tall Island, Martha Clarendon is murdered in an unspeakably violent manner. King, too, has allowed others to adapt his works for Hollywood, but he has also learned the demanding format of the screenplay and written quite a few (Creepshow, Silver Bullet, and The Stand, just to name a few).For the ABC-TV miniseries "Storm of the Century," King conjured up one of his darkest tales yet. Tom Clancy and John Grisham sell the film rights to producers such as Mace Neufeld and screenwriters (Donald Stewart and John Milius, for instance) rework their basic plots into adapted screenplays. Stephen King's "Storm of the Century" screenplay is further proof, if anyone doubts it, that he's not only adept at writing a horror story that gives one the creeps, but that he is not limited to writing in one format.Most novelists are content with sticking to one literary branch, letting other writers adapt their work to screenplay form. In my opinion, this is one of King's best works. It's not just a good-vs-evil story, but a tale of what lengths people will go to in order to save what they hold dear, what they do when all choices come with a price too high to pay. King is a master at writing true-to-life people in terrible, terrifying circumstance, and he doesn't fail here. The islanders are forced into a heart-breaking choice that just may cost them their souls, and it is the process of making this decision and it's cost that is the true story. Like all of King's best stories, the supernatural is not the true focus, human nature is. The island is cut off from the mainland by a blizzard, just as a stranger comes to visit with a terrible request. Here he uses his unique world view to tell the story of the New England coastal island of Little Tall, the same setting for another of his stories. He is brutally honest with a dry, biting wit and a morbid sense of humor. ![]() The book, written as a screenplay, is almost better, if for no other reason than King's side comments. I absolutely loved the mini series, so much that I bought the DVD and watch it again, every now and then. ![]()
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