“Fortunately, my novel Misery came out before…”: Stephen King confirms new series of Netflix phenomenon

It all started with that Tweet Posted on April 26: “Damn it then!“In two words, the writer Stephen King, who is world-renowned for his bestsellers such as Carrie, shines or thatResponds to the Netflix phenomenon series, My Little Reindeer.

Released at the highest discretion, without promotion, the program became a real success in just a few days, accumulating millions of views around the world. That an American author is obsessed with this story is ironic because he himself is the one behind it troubleA story of harassment that bears parallels with My Little Deer.

“Besides, Misery is a cartoon”

It is for this reason that the Times asked the writer to elaborate on his point in a few lines. He first recounts the words of an acquaintance who told him about my little deer:Also, Misery, your book and the movie, they’re cartoonsThat was all it took to pique the horror master’s curiosity.

“Like 13 million other subscribers, I started watching and stopped, I could not stop the seriesStephen King writes. Fortunately, my novel Misery came out early because people might have thought I had stolen my story from Richard Gad..”

He follows: “Unlike most episodes of streaming series, My Little Deer episodes are short, real-life stabs with a very sharp knife. (…) Here, in less than two minutes of the first episode, we see what distinguishes My Little Deer from other dramatic or psychodramatic series.“

Stephen King talks about Episode 6

Later in his review, Stephen King returns to the monologue at the end of episode 6 in these terms: “The juxtaposition between Donnie’s self-loathing and his self-esteem in this monologue makes this sixth episode one of the best I’ve seen on television (or even in the movies).”

“The best gift My Little Reindeer can give us is to let us understand why it took Donnie so long to talk. Not because Martha is a woman, not because she is overweight. But because in his heart, Don believes that he deserves everything that happens to him. We feel sympathy for him rather than impatience, and we also feel sympathy for Martha. I wouldn’t offer him a cup of tea though.“

You can see Stephen King’s entire review here here.

My Little Reindeer is available on Netflix.