![]() ![]() In it, we see a group of middle school outsiders struggling against an ancient, extraterrestrial horror. This was a supernatural tale, and an extremely Lovecraftian one as well. Building on the elements in "The Body," the prolific King unleashed his 22nd novel, It, the same year Stand By Me hit the screens. While "The Body" didn't contain any supernatural elements, it set a mold for coming of age tales which pit pubescents against the macabre, including the obligatory bully. ![]() King, whose 1982 novella "The Body" was adapted into the immensely popular film Stand By Me. The first would be the "ph" Ste phen, the right honorable Mr. WE PROBABLY HAVE TWO "STEVENS" to thank (or, depending on your tastes, to blame) for the quaint and curious genre that-if it had a name-would probably have to be called "Eighties Pre-Teen Adventure Horror."
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