Stephen King knows a thing or two about keeping people up at night and making them uncomfortable in their own skin, given the fact he’s arguably the king of the horror genre and, some would say, has been for decades. The 78-year-old isn’t exactly onboard with what the Marvel Cinematic Universe thinks is scary though, maybe even taking into account the recent release of Marvel: Zombies.To put it more bluntly, he’s virtually rolling his eyes at the MCU’s interpretation of what should terrify people, choosing to be rather unforgiving in his criticism of the films and TV series, often never rated higher than PG-13. In promoting the film The Long Walk, a cinematic adaptation based upon King’s 1973 novel of the same name, he wasn’t afraid to drop the mic when asked about his stance on what he views as supposedly dark superhero live-action content.It’s no secret that King refuses to let the camera be turned away from the most gruesome, visceral scenes in The Long Walk, and it lends to strike a very real chord within viewers, but it’s also true that Marvel is effectively getting the last laugh with some of its recent releases that scoff at the notion they’re somehow still avoiding brutality, blood and microviolence that do indeed “show it”.
Stephen King knows a thing or two about keeping people up at night and making them uncomfortable in their own skin, given the fact he’s arguably the king of the horror genre and, some would say, has been for decades. The 78-year-old isn’t exactly onboard with what the Marvel Cinematic Universe thinks is scary though, maybe even taking into account the recent release of Marvel: Zombies.
To put it more bluntly, he’s virtually rolling his eyes at the MCU’s interpretation of what should terrify people, choosing to be rather unforgiving in his criticism of the films and TV series, often never rated higher than PG-13. In promoting the film The Long Walk, a cinematic adaptation based upon King’s 1973 novel of the same name, he wasn’t afraid to drop the mic when asked about his stance on what he views as supposedly dark superhero live-action content.
It’s no secret that King refuses to let the camera be turned away from the most gruesome, visceral scenes in The Long Walk, and it lends to strike a very real chord within viewers, but it’s also true that Marvel is effectively getting the last laugh with some of its recent releases that scoff at the notion they’re somehow still avoiding brutality, blood and microviolence that do indeed “show it”.
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