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Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. Widely known for his horror novels, he has been crowned the "King of Horror". [2] He has also explored other genres, among them suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy and mystery. [3]
Maximum Overdrive is a 1986 American horror film written and directed by Stephen King, in his only directorial effort. [5] The film stars Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, and Yeardley Smith.
The following is a complete list of books published by Stephen King, an American author of contemporary horror, thriller, science fiction, and fantasy. His books have sold more than 400 million copies, [1] [needs update] and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies, and comic books.
This essay by Stephen King on his favorite horror movie of all time is one of several contributed as part of Variety’s 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time package. I thought deeply about this ...
Those early reactions, plus a plea from famed author Stephen King, whose beloved 1973 short story the film is based on, changed The Boogeyman’s whole trajectory. After it was originally slated ...
One of the best-known late-20th century horror writers is Stephen King, known for Carrie, The Shining, It, Misery, and several dozen other novels and about 200 short stories. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] [ 30 ] Beginning in the 1970s, King's stories have attracted a large audience, for which he was awarded by the U.S. National Book Foundation in 2003. [ 31 ]
Danse Macabre is a 1981 non-fiction book by Stephen King, about horror fiction in print, TV, radio, film and comics, and the influence of contemporary societal fears and anxieties on the genre. When the book was republished King included a new Forenote dated June 1983 (however not all subsequent editions have included this forenote).
"The Reaper's Image" is a horror short story by American writer Stephen King, first published in Startling Mystery Stories in 1969 and collected in Skeleton Crew in 1985. The story is about an antique mirror haunted by the visage of the Grim Reaper, who appears to those who gaze into it.