Stephen King Weighs Which Of His Characters Would Make The Worst Quarantine-Mate

The legendary master of horror covers a lot of ground in this talk with Stephen Colbert, including how he would fare in quarantine with his most feared characters, some things he learned about pandemics when doing research for "The Stand," and the many reasons he recommends reading "The Lord of the Rings." King's latest book "If It Bleeds" is available everywhere now, and his epic novel "The Stand" is coming soon as a limited series on CBS All Access. #StephenAtHome #StephenKing #TheStand

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[sf]

King seems like such a cool person to just have a chat and coffee with.

[jaytiger]

Colbert: Have you written a book abo—

King: Yes

[nessaarandur]

Stephen King: "I wrote a book called The Stand..."

Everyone: "We may have noticed that one."

[gankhef]

It will be such a loss when King passes. I think he been taken for granted for so long that people don't fully appreciate his place in American culture.

[PYcHoKiLLa]

Can you imagine being anxious about Covid when you go for groceries and then you bump into Stephen King peering at you from behind a mask?

[LB_Amerijuanican]

Both Stephens seemed really giddy to talk to each other, Colbert was talking to what seemed an idol, and king is just happy to have a chat with his fan.

[joncarroll]

Colbert: What about Jack Torrance?

King: I WAS Jack Torrance.

[margaretthompson]

Never apologize for the stand. It is a classic. It is one of my favourite books of all time. It is a huge comment on humanity, community, and society. Good vs evil.

[jlinblazin]

Stephen King is a national treasure, we must protect him at all cost haha

[ComradeStiv]

"What a lovely man" is not a phrase that ever rolls off my tongue but damn if it isn't the first thing that popped into my head for Horror Master King here. Crazy how all those terrifying stories came out of such a kind gentle unassuming feller.

[alien]

Stephen king's philosophy: read horror so you can sleep at night

[Kougeru]

Colbert is so elated at what King said about Lord of the Rings. Smile doesn't leave his face at all lol

[WeerdMunkee]

I wouldn’t want to be quarantined with Jack Torrence either. We all know how quarantine worked out for him first time around. 😆

[DrSleep]

"The King of Horror" and one of the nicest guys.

[UnBroken]

I'd be all for a pre-rabid Cujo as a quarantine mate.

[ArcaJ]

If you read his books, you can really see the Lord of the Rings influence in King's writing. Every character, and place has a detailed history. The world feels "lived in." In that, the place existed long before the characters showed up.

I love that feeling, that these places won't evaporate the moment you close the book.

[squirrelgray]

I used to avoid Mr King's books because I thought "horror" would be cheesy. Now I've read over 50 and realize its so so much more then that the man is a genius.

[vivienwilliams]

What a man ! Stephen King. Don't think I could have got through my dystopian life without him.

[barkYdarkATFB]

lol When King starts discussing LOTR, Colbert has such a loving look on his face.
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Like it’s Colbert’s own child.

[TinaReutin]

“I will carry you, Master Frodo!” Makes me cry in times like these.