![]() ![]() Unfortunately, once in the game, a contestant cannot simply say "enough," get a bottle of water, and give up. ![]() That one left standing wins a great (again purposely vague) prize. The rules are simple: 100 contestants start walking and continue to walk until only one is left. In a future (and vaguely apocalyptic) U.S., "The Long Walk" is THE game. But with shows like Survivor and Fear Factor crowding the airwaves, it is beginning to look like a "game" like The Long Walk is just around the television corner. When originally written, it might have seemed even more far-fetched than it does today. ![]() Like "Bachman's" The Running Man, this novel is game show-based - a game show from hell. If that is so, readers of It and The Shining (and numerous others) might wonder what kind of dark sun shines upon Stephen King. In an attempt to explain the creation of Richard Bachman, the prolific author says that “Stephen King” writes on sunny days “Richard Bachman” wrote on rainy days. ![]()
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