The Friday Face-Off was created by Books by Proxy, where each week bloggers can showcase books with covers centered around a weekly theme. You can visit Lynn’s Books for a list of upcoming themes. Join in the fun each Friday by finding a book whose cover is based on the theme!
So I feel like I’ve been abandoning my blog the past couple of weeks, so I decided to throw up a quick Friday Face-Off post this week. There are a LOT of covers for my choice, but I’m limiting myself to just four, mostly because I’m tired and I want to go to bed! This week the theme is:
“I got no strings to hold me down.” – A cover featuring a doll or puppet.
The book that immediately came to mind this week is Stephen King’s Desperation, companion book to The Regulators. There are some creepy covers for this one:
From top to bottom: 1996 Viking hardcover edition | 1997 Signet paperback edition
1996 Luitingh-Sijthoff paperback edition | 1996 Spanish hardcover edition
For my favorite, I’m going to have to go with the edition that I own, the US hardcover:
Would someone please kill that spider??!!
So creepy! My first thought was Night of the Living Dummy by R. L. Stone with Slappy on the cover!
I’m not familiar with that book, but it sounds like it would fit this theme perfectly:-)
Slappy is one of the recurring monsters in the Goosebumps series. Definitely one of the best ones!
It’s a hard choice but honestly, I think I prefer the 1996 Luitingh-Sijthoff paperback edition . There’s just something about the desert feel and of course we still get a creepy doll. The teddy bear head reminds me of my all-time favorite Twilight Zone show where Andy wishes people into the cornfield!
Oh you’re right! That was such a creepy Twilight Zone episode. Now I’m in the mood for a marathon!
They are all kind of creepy! I like the first or third one the best.
I think they go with the story pretty well, although the eye cover is a bit out there.
If you want to go for totally creepy, your choice is perfect, down to the reddened and enlarged left eye of the doll…
(((shudder)))
And sorry, I don’t do spiders! eeeek!
Oh I hadn’t even noticed that detail! lol.
Something about the top-right cover reels me in easily! It has that spooky, second-hand book vibe to it and its probably a super creepy story too hahah
It is, Lashaan! It’s been a while since I read this, maybe time for a reread so I can remember all the details;-)
Oooh those covers are super creepy! I don’t do creepy but the cover you picked it actually really cool. It is by far my favorite!
Ha ha, you should stay away from this book if you don’t like creepy:-)
They are all so creepy – and not in a good way:). My favourite is the reptilian eye featured in the Spanish version – but that’s because it doesn’t look quite as horrific as the other and I love that beautiful background colour.
I really like the eye cover as well, the colors definitely make it jump out:-)
I was like, what spider? Then I saw it and was like oh THAT SPIDER! That one was going to be my pick for favorite cover, but eek, not anymore!
Yeah, that spider sort of creeps up on you (no pun intended!) when you’re looking at everything that’s going on with this cover:-)
Ooh these are all kind of freaky in different ways. I think I like the third one the best, the one with the wolves howling. And yes somebody needs to step on that spider!!
LOL, I don’t actually want to kill anything, but I do want all the spiders to just go away:-)
These are some creepy looking dolls! Is the US hardcover the first one? That’s my fave one too!
Yes, the first is the US hardcover. Definitely the best:-)
Those first two are horrendously creepy!! I definitely agree with your choice. The spider and that red eyeball.. yikes!!
It’s funny how you don’t notice the spider right away, and then bam!
I have always loved the cover for Desperation. I love the first one on the top right. I haven’t read the books yet, but it on my Eventually TBR. Thanks for sharing these!
I’d love to do a reread of this book someday, it’s been a while:-)
*shivers* The Viking Hardcover and the doll’s eyes? CREEPY!
Yes, so creepy! But it’s a creepy story, so it makes sense:-)
I love your choice – it’s the one that immediately stood out from the crowd. The perspective nails it I think.
Lynn
The perspective is interesting, I agree:-)
Holy creepy cover art, Stephen King! Haha. There’s just something about the second one that really gives me the wiggins.
Definitely a fan of the original hardcover version. And another King I really need to make time for.