Stephen King is one of the more prominent anti-Nebraskans out there. He refuses to set foot in the state.
Or so I've heard.
Stephen King is not to be trusted, while his books are solid, all his horror movies are poop, and there is a laundry list of dumb things he's done. Like having
"The Mist" set in Maine, even though it was filmed in Shreveport. Or the fact that he hated Kubrick's Shinning (one of the GOAT movies), but somehow loved his own. Or that the Graveyard Shift makes literally no sense. And don't even get me stated on It. 2nd worst horror movie ever behind only Ginger Snaps. In fact, why don't I just stop here and let all y'all play the Stephen King drinking game.
Take a drink if//when:
An unexplained evil force without justification for its existence.
Bonus points for this evil force being extradimensional.
A disabled child with magic powers.
Bonus points for those powers to be psychic.
The setting of the story taking place in Maine at some point. (basically just do a shot while the dvd//bluray is loading)
The setting of the story taking place in a rural small town at some point.
Bonus points if the seemingly normal small town hides horrible secrets.
An antagonist without any redeeming qualities.
Bonus points if they're childhood bullies.
Details that teeter on the perverted.
Bonus points if children are involved.
A racist remark.
An atheist.
Evil religious people espousing morality, especially when it comes to sex.
Said evil religious people die.
Flashbacks. You can skip this if you're watching It.
Depraved Homosexuals. Bonus if they die.
Animals being hurt or killed.
A major character is either addicted to or recovering from an addiction to alcohol or drugs.
A major character is a writer/poet/storyteller.
Take an extra shot if it's the main character.
A reference to a previous King work.
Bonus points for a reference to multiple works.
Extra bonus if the work tries to refer to as many of King's books as possible.
An Internal Monologue which devolves into Stream Of Consciousness.
A sociologist appears to tell us about the consequences of the disaster at hand.
The sociologist dies.
Gratuitous violence.
Bonus points for Body Horror.
Extra points for Eye Scream.
A cameo by King himself.
Obscenely brutal bullies, either currently affecting a character or in a character's backstory.
Bonus points if being a bully is a part of the backstory of the villain (or one of them).