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The Dark Tower and Prime Evil (minor spoilers)

MaccanuckMaccanuck
edited June 2004 in Dark Tower
I was at a library book sale yesterday, and came across a paperback edition of "Prime Evil", a collection of horror short stories. The stories were grouped into sections, each with its own title.



King had a story in this collection - "Night Flier" - in the first section, called "In the Court of the Crimson King". At first, I thought, "Well, sure. An obvious DT reference". Except that the Prime Evil was published in 1988, before the Crimson King had entered the DT mythology. :o



So I wonder whether this is just a meaningless coincidence, or whether the section title appealed to King so much what he decided to incorporate the concept into DT.



As far as I can work out (via Google ;) ) the phrase comes from a King Crimson album. But does anyone know whether it's older than that?



Anyway, it's fun to speculate ...



HBJ,

who didn't buy Prime Evil, but picked up a few cool things regardless. ;D

Comments

  • MaccanuckMaccanuck
    I have that book Jack but I don't remember the story, I'll have to read it again I guess. I've had it for many years and I've got another one called "I Shudder at your Touch" with a story by King called "The Revelations of "Becka Paulson". Which I got at the same time as Prime Evil.
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    Apropos of nothing, did you know that the Crimson King is a kind of maple tree?
  • CRinVACRinVA
    somew variation on the Red Maple I would guess! ;D
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    Bev_Vincent wrote: Apropos of nothing, did you know that the Crimson King is a kind of maple tree?


    Oh, don't be such a sap.



    HBJ,

    proving once again that puns are the lowest form of humour.
  • dlackeydlackey
    I used to have that book. Isn't another section titled "Walking the Deadlights"?
  • sunny99sunny99
    Apropos of nothing, did you know that the Crimson King is a kind of maple tree?


    Is that from Google too, Bev? Say it isn't so ;D
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    Well, uhm, errr...okay...
  • sunny99sunny99
    Well, uhm, errr...okay...  


    Isn't everyday I see Bev gets tongue tied  ;D


  • sunny99sunny99
    Speaking of 'In The Court of the Crimson King' isn't there a story by Robert Chambers called In The Court of the Dragon'?
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