Every night the whole nation watches the ultimate live game show on TV, as the contestants try to beat annihilation at the hands of the hunters in order to win the billion dollar jackpot. And now there is a new contestant, the latest ""Running Man"", staking his life while a nation watches.
All the stories Stephen King wrote under Bachman seem to be so much darker than those under his own name, and The Running Man is no exception. Very different from the film, which I had seen first, and both are great in their own way.
The film, a classic 80s action number starring Arnie, was great fun, if silly. The book is a relentless tale of desperation and the fight against a corrupt system, a gripping story.
