Will the bestseller Stephen King find gold in the Trash Fiction Championship ring?
The Reploids by Stephen King
Night Visions 5, 1988
Night Visions 5, 1988
Johnny Carson is swapped out with his counterpart from another dimension. That premise, evident from the title on, is the whole story. Bloated, indulgent, and in places fails the basic function of placing words in an order which conveys meaning.
The Job by Joe R. Lansdale
Razored Saddles, 1989
Razored Saddles, 1989
Flash nastiness about a racist Elvis impersonator turned East Texas enforcer.
Tunnel of Love by Robert Bloch
Such Stuff as Screams Are Made Of, 1979
Such Stuff as Screams Are Made Of, 1979
Tormented amusement operator.
Miss Abigail's Delicate Condition by Ron Kelly
Nøctulpa #3, 1988
Nøctulpa #3, 1988
A sensitive southern gal is tormented by cottonmouths.
The Fourth Seal by Karl Edward Wagner
Whispers #6-7, June 1975
Whispers #6-7, June 1975
A secret society of doctors can cure all illness but choose not to.
Wagner goes over the ropes. King tucks his tail between his legs and crawls back to the NYT Bestsellers List.
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