• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Technically, it was Stephen King being high out of his mind on cocaine and booze. He’ll be the first to admit it.

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      3 months ago

      Did he write It during his cocaine years? I know Cujo, Tommyknockers, and Maximum Overdrive were

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        3 months ago

        The real turning point in the non cocaine years is Dreamcatcher. And that was morphine.

        Which really explains Dreamcatcher.

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        Definitely. I’ve even read about him talking about that specific scene in It in the context of his addictions.