After reading and loving On Writing, I was hoping for a similar level of insight and inflection in this book. Instead, it's more of a tour through the history of the genre, and read more like a lengthy academic paper. That's not entirely a bad thing; I learned a lot, especially about the works that have influenced King over the years, but I was hoping for a little less "here's a book/movie/show/etc. that influenced me" and a little more "here's how I look at the genre I excel at." It's worth a read for history buffs who are interested in how the horror genre has evolved over the years, but if you're looking for the kind of writing insights that King offered with On Writing, it'll be a bit of a disappointment.

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