Craig: Mclaren
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"What happened to Buzzsaw?"
"He had to SPLIT"
"He had to SPLIT"
Or the original book by Stephen King (as Richard Bachman) from 1982.Or, the story King credits as his inspiration for the short novel, "The Most Dangerous Game."
King's novel is even more prescient than the movie when it comes to reality TV. Really amazing how he nailed it some 20 years before "Survivor." And that's just when it was published. King has said he wrote the thing in the early 70s. Wow.
This was part of an omnibus published in the mid-80s called "The Bachman Books" (all of them were published separately under the name "Richard Bachman" as cheapie paperbacks that are how worth a small fortune if you can find one). The titles in the book were "Rage," "The Long Walk," "Roadwork" and "Running Man."
The omnibus itself is no longer available, since King doesn't want "Rage" published anymore... it foreshadowed the spate of school shootings in a way that made King uncomfortable when the real thing happened.
I HIGHLY recommend finding a copy of "The Long Walk," another Bachman book that foretells reality TV that's a lot tighter and more involving than "Running Man." All of the Bachman books (except "Rage") are now in print under the Stephen King name.