Throttle
by:
Joe Hill (author)
Stephen King (author)
Inspired by Richard Matheson's classic "Duel," "Throttle," by Joe Hill and Stephen King, is a duel of a different kind, pitting a faceless trucker against a tribe of motorcycle outlaws in the simmering Nevada desert. Their battle is fought out on twenty miles of the most lonely road in the...
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Inspired by Richard Matheson's classic "Duel," "Throttle," by Joe Hill and Stephen King, is a duel of a different kind, pitting a faceless trucker against a tribe of motorcycle outlaws in the simmering Nevada desert. Their battle is fought out on twenty miles of the most lonely road in the country, a place where the only thing worse than not knowing what you're up against, is slowing down . . .
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780062215956 (0062215957)
ASIN: B007QXV9S6
Publish date: April 17th 2012
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 47
Edition language: English
Mr. King is the best, and his son isn't too shabby either.
This story is supposed to be an homage to Richard Matheson's "Duel", but as I was reading the story, it seemed like it was more "Sons of Anarchy" fanfiction than anything else. There's a motorcycle club with patches on their leather jackets, riding in groups along dusty highways, involved in questi...
"Although not in any way supernatural, this story by the King boys is dark and disturbing, proving that realism can be just as horrific as the paranormal."
A trucker chases a biker gang across the Nevada desert. Carnage ensues.Stephen King and Joe Hill team up for this tale which originally appeared in a Richard Matheson tribute anthology. Fittingly enough, it prominently features a father and son in a biker gang called The Tribe.Fresh from a meth deal...
This one started out lackluster as hell. I couldn't get into it until about the 35% mark. I didn't care for the characters at all, which is odd considering that's normally King and Hill's strong points. Also, I've read and seen so much media concerning meth-heads or meth-making bikers, the topic is ...
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