Stephen King is an American novelist and short-story writer whose books are credited with reviving the horror fiction genre in the late 20th century. His books gain their effect from realistic detail, forceful plotting, and King’s ability to involve and
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Four early novels — Rage (1977), The Long Walk (1979), Roadwork (1981) and The Running Man (1982) — were published under the moniker because of King's concern that the public wouldn't accept more than one book from an author within a year. He came up with the alias after seeing...
Of all Stephen King’s early novels,Pet Semataryis the simplest and direst. A sustained riff on W.W. Jacobs’ classic “The Monkey’s Paw,” it cleaves to its twisted source. From the very beginning the reader knows the story: someone is going to die, and someone who can’t bear to...
(as Bachman); The Bachman Books: FourEarly Novels by StephenKing, 1985 (includes Rage, TheLongWalk, Roadwork, and TheRunningMan); It, 1986;Misery, 1987; TheDrawingoftheThree, 1987 (illustrated by Phil Hale; second volume ofthe Dark Tower series); TheTommyknockers, 1987; TheDark Half , ...
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One of King’s most recent novels, Revival, is a return of sorts to the ominous horror that defined his early successes. The novel follows the relationship between a boy named Jamie Morton and his town’s new preacher, Charlie Jacobs, who casts away his beliefs after a tragic event. As ...
1976’sCarriewas actually the first film to be adapted from one of Stephen King’s novels, hitting theaters just two years after the release of the book — King's first novel.Carrieis one Stephen King story that has been remade more than once, but most everyone agrees that the best telli...
The Early Years: King's First Movies Although King wrote a column for his high school newspaper and short stories to augment his income after he graduated from college in 1966, it wasn't until 1971, when he took a job teaching high school English classes at a public high school in Maine...
King has such a low opinion of so many of the bad movies made from his work, one assumes he’d be fond of Frank Darabont’s Best Picture–nominated version of the early-1980s novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. But King had his concerns about Darabont’s screenplay: “Oh, ma...