I know Stephen King is like the godfather of horror novels, but actually I get the impression he writes social studies more than horror.

It took 4/5ths of the book to finally get to the horror part, which was admittedly creepy, but more in a shout-at-them-in-my-head way. They're such idiots? And they learn nothing? Not ever?

I guess it's just not my kind of horror. I prefer they've-done-everything-right-and-are-still-f@&#ed kind of stories.