"In his third collection of short stories Stephen King treats us to a variety of tales--one about a man's quest for revenge against a Mafia kingpin who killed his wife, one about a man who sees a giant finger growing in his bathroom and is eventually driven to madness by his desire to eradicate it, and even a chilling tale about the end of the world. In addition to the fine short stories there is a complete one act play and a rather long piece of non-fiction that I, and even Mr. King himself, consider the best non-fiction writing of his career. A typical Stephen King collection of stories: strange, macabre and extremely well written."
Bill Brumlow, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of Nightmares and Dreamscapes
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Plot
Composition of Book descript. of violence and chases - 30% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20% How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror Story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Age:
- long lived adults
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a significant amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
Monster of some sort?
Yes
Kind of monster:
- general monster
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- impregnation/reproduction
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
- poisoning
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
