Just finishing my second book on my path to the Dark Tower, the epic from Stephen King. I’m reading the recommended stories in order for the series. I’m read “Jerusalem’s Lot” a short story in Night Shift, “Salem’s Lot” his second novel and sequel to “Jerusalem’s Lot”, and “One for the Road”; another short story from Night Shift that serves as a sequel to the two previous.
One of my favorite reads from Stephen King is “It”. It plays on your deepest fears, but I love it mostly because of the way the story is told and the relationships within the story. This is the first recommended stop on your journey to Stephen King’s Dark Tower series.
The story begins in the 1950’s when future horror writer Bill Denbrough’s little brother George takes a paper boat on its maiden voyage along the flooded streets of Derry, Maine. It is here that little Georgie meets the omnipotent demonic entity known as “Pennywise the Dancing Clown”. His boat gets lost in the sewer and Pennywise coaxes him to reach in to get it, Pennywise tears off his arm and kills the youngster.