- Mass Market Paperback: 158 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Books (Mm); Reprint edition (Aug 1988)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0553274813
- ISBN-13: 978-0553274813
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 1.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,577,188 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Joe R. Lansdale, writer of Westerns, science fiction, mysteries, horror and fantasy, whose most recent books include the anthology "Best of the West", tells the tale of the Friday All-Night Horror Show Drive-in in which a truly "captive audience" experiences the horrors of Popcorn King.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
All hail the popcorn king!
29 Mar 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This has got to be one of Lansdale's strangest stories. One Friday night at a drive-in in Texas something comes out of the sky and nothing is going to be the same. Everything beyond the fences of the drive-in disappear and as the popcorn and candy run out strange things start to happen. A new god is born and his name is the popcorn king.
This story is extremely original, fast-paced, full of interesting characters and great dialog. It has everything; bad movies, cannibalism, monsters, aliens, and a few other surprises.
2 of 6 people found the following review helpful
LOVE HORROR, HATED THIS BOOK
12 Feb 2007
Format:Mass Market Paperback
People are trapped in a drive-in while attending a horror marathon. As times passes the people become more and more crazy. There's also a monster that has taken over and all this is supposedly the result of aliens trying to make their own low-budget horror film. Sounds great! There's no way one could go wrong with this. Ah but wrong I was indeed. This thing is horrible and by the end I was sick at the thought that I actually paid money for this book and took the time to read it. Its just people doing random weird and violent things at a drive-in. Even the "creature" mentioned on the back of the book is a disappointment since all it is is 2 people that got melded together (not a spoiler since you're there for its creation) . As for the aliens, they only make an appearance in a very brief dream sequence. The whole part about them trapping these people to make a movie really just seems like an afterthought thrown in to make the story (or lack thereof) somewhat understandable. Even the climax is one of the most disappointing I have ever had the displeasure of reading. As tempting as this book may seem to be, avoid it. Plus, keep in mind I actually like the movie "Dead End Drive-In" a lot so this book is REALLY awful.
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