The other day I read Stephen King’s *Apt Pupil* and I can’t seem to make my mind up as to what is the most disturbing scene out the following:

1) the description of Todd’s first wet dream in *Apt Pupil* which he has while fantasting performing medical experiments on a Jewish girl in a concentration camp.

2) the awkward sex performed by members of the Loser Club after defeating It the first time round in *It".

3) or the short story *Dedication* which  involves a writer spending the majority of time masturbating, for reasons I have forgotten he is holed in motel. He allows his mess to cover the sheets etc and a maid who is pregnant decides to consume the dried semen in belief this will impart creative talent in to unborn child.

4) or finally, the slight misogynist statement in *The Tommyknockers* which describes Ruth McCausland’s masturbatory session as “grim and joyless” as no penis was involved in the climax.  Out of the four this is probably the least disturbing but…

  • ekZeppM
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    72 months ago

    Well, his stories contain a lot of weird situation period. Sex is just a part of it. After all is not like he’s famous for writing boring novels.