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In 1996, Stephen King published two books—one called Desperation and another called The Regulators, published posthumously by his pseudonym, Richard Bachman. The books deal with the same set of characters—in a different setting.
The Regulators takes place on Poplar Street, a suburban street in the small town of Wentworth, Ohio—just outside Columbus. What starts out as just a normal July afternoon on Poplar Street soon turns nightmarish. A bunch of bright-colored vans begin to drive up and down the street, shooting neighbors on their front lawns. And the suburban neighborhood slowly transforms into a frightening mix of science-fiction and wild west, complete with fierce animals that can only come from a child’s mind.
That child is Seth Garin, an autistic child who came to Poplar Street to live with his aunt and uncle, Audrey and Herb Wyler, when the rest of his family was killed while on vacation. Seth’s extraordinary mind has been taken over by a creature called Tak, who uses Seth’s obsession with westerns and a kids’ TV show called MotoKops 2200 to wreak havoc—first on Seth’s family, then on all of Poplar Street.
The Regulators is like something straight out of The Twilight Zone. It’s an imaginative yet grim story, told through old letters and diaries and movie and TV scripts, as well as through the minds of the residents of (and visitors to) Poplar Street—Audrey Wyler, Johnny Marinville, the successful children’s author, Cynthia, the convenience store cashier, Doc, the retired veterinarian, and several others. In fact, there are so many others that it’s often difficult to keep track of all of the book’s characters—or to really relate to any of them. It’s a chilling novel that’s sure to make you shudder from time to time, though it’s not one of King’s best. I’d recommend Delores Claiborne or Bag of Bones instead.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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