A shot of a workman lubricating the internal workings of the demonic speed iron machine. To him by the warden’s wife, Melinda Moores (Patricia Clarkson). John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan) wears the St. Note the concentric pattern of circles and burial mounds that spiral outward.
Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) takes a white towel from Delbert Grady (Phillip Stone) in the red bathroom scene. The camera views her shadowed form framed in the bedroom doorway from an upward angle, helping to increase her threatening pose. Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) has just read that Misery is dead. Donna Trenton (Dee Wallace), brandishing a baseball bat, does battle against the rabid dog. Note the “boxed” shadow of a basketball backboard looming directly behind Carrie.Ĭujo. Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) is isolated and backed into the corner of a volleyball court in the film’s opening scene. The eclipse, occurring directly behind her, mirrors the circular imagery of the well’s opening.Ĭarrie. Dolores (Kathy Bates) gazes down into the abandoned well where she has just helped to murder her husband. The (Plymouth) Fury from hell.ĭolores Claiborne. King of the Miniseries: ’Salem’s Lot, IT, The Stand, The Shining, Storm of the Century, Rose Redįilms Cited Works Cited Index About the AuthorĬhristine. Technologies of Fright: Christine, Maximum Overdrive, The Running Man, The Mangler, The Night Flier Paternal Archetypes: The Shining, Pet Sematary, Apt Pupilĭefining Heroic Codes of Survival: The Dead Zone, The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile Maternal Archetypes: Cujo, Misery, Dolores Claiborne The Lost Children: Carrie, Firestarter, Stand by Me, Silver Bullet, Hearts in Atlantis Steve’s Take: An Interview with Stephen King List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Preface First edition: November 2003 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2ĭedicated with great affection to the students at the University of Vermont who have helped to shape my own appreciation of the films addressed in this book. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 0–312–29320–8 hardback ISBN 0–312–29321–6 paperback Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available from the Library of Congress. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Companies and representatives throughout the world. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS. First published 2003 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.
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