I read a ton of Stephen King as a kid and I think my kid will be into it, but I'm not sure which book would be a good entry point. He has so many different types of story from weird to horror to mind bending. What would you use as a good entry for his horror? For an 11 year old.

Update... Thank you so much everyone! This thread is making me want to reread the books myself too 😄

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[–] insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Europe, but I'm not ok with sex stuff yet, not for an 11 year old. Wouldn't go for too gruesome either.

[–] SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

so from the top recommendations, Gunslinger contains a weird ghost sex scene, IT has a child ogry, The Stand has quite a bit of sex

[–] insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thank you. I'm definitely not giving them IT cause of that weird orgy.

[–] SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

you could just tell them to skip the chapter, it doesn't add to the story

[–] insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sounds like you don't have kids cause there's no way I can just say to not read it, that only makes it the first chapter that will be read.

[–] SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

I don't and I was an obedient child