One thing that I noticed about halfway through the novel is the way Stephen King grabs the reader's attention through some of the little sayings he uses. He'll randomly throw in things that could be taken literally and in a whole other direction.
Some of the phrases he used were:
"He was dead scared."
"The ghost of those days seemed to crowd in on her like..."
"...that took the heart out of you and made you no good."
"Her face was pale and ghostly."
"Someone who - shall I say? - has taken the word and made it flesh."
"A man can sink his teeth into one of those."
I think he just does that to throw you off guard and make you pay attention to the details. It could also just be the way he writes. You can tell that he writes to entertain his readers because he is really dramatic. He uses those lines to get a reaction and build suspense for what's to come. Sometmes they make me laugh because they are so corny, but then other times I find it really makes me want to know what he's implying.
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