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Originally Posted by burnafterreading
so, are there any BOOKS of his that are NOT horror/slasher/macabre garbage?
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Stephen King do not write slashers. Slashers are a movie genre, not a book genre. but I have heard that the first slasher movies where inspired from a similar trend in vintage litterature. But anyways ...
THE LANGOLIERS might be what you're looking for. Stephen King strays away from his usual territory here - it's a science fiction mystery about an airplane which suddenly isn't where it was supposed to be at all. Okay, there this one scene with some really graphic violence. But as a whole, the book as rather restrained.
I remember the movie as quite good, especially due to its awesomely ridiculous special effects.
THE GIRL WHO LOVED TOM GORDON is about a little girl who gets lost in the woods. With a nine year old protagonist, King is a lot more restrained than usual, even though there is an element of body horror.