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Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. He is widely known for his horror novels and has been crowned the "King of Horror". He has also explored other genres: suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. Though known primarily for his novels, he has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections. His debut, Carrie (1974), established him in horror. Different Seasons (1982), a collection of four novellas, was his first major departure from the genre. Among the films adapted from King's fiction are Carrie (1976), The Shining (1980), The Dead Zone and Christine (both 1983), Stand by Me(1986), Misery (1990), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Dolores Claiborne (1995), The Green Mile (1999), The Mist (2007), and It (2017). He has published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman and has co-written works with other authors, notably his friend Peter Straub and sons Joe Hill and Owen King. He has also written nonfiction, notably Danse Macabre (1981) and On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (2000). Among other awards, King has won the O. Henry Award for "The Man in the Black Suit" (1994) and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller for 11/22/63 (2011). He has also won honours for his overall contributions to literature, including the 2003 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2007 Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and the 2014 National Medal of Arts. Joyce Carol Oates called King "a brilliantly rooted, psychologically 'realistic' writer for whom the American scene has been a continuous source of inspiration, and American popular culture a vast cornucopia of possibilities." Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen King, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. He is widely known for his horror novels and has been crowned the "King of Horror". He has also explored other genres: suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. Though known primarily for his novels, he has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections. His debut, Carrie (1974), established him in horror. Different Seasons (1982), a collection of four novellas, was his first major departure from the genre. Among the films adapted from King's fiction are Carrie (1976), The Shining (1980), The Dead Zone and Christine (both 1983), Stand by Me(1986), Misery (1990), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Dolores Claiborne (1995), The Green Mile (1999), The Mist (2007), and It (2017). He has published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman and has co-written works with other authors, notably his friend Peter Straub and sons Joe Hill and Owen King. He has also written nonfiction, notably Danse Macabre (1981) and On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (2000). Among other awards, King has won the O. Henry Award for "The Man in the Black Suit" (1994) and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller for 11/22/63 (2011). He has also won honours for his overall contributions to literature, including the 2003 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2007 Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and the 2014 National Medal of Arts. Joyce Carol Oates called King "a brilliantly rooted, psychologically 'realistic' writer for whom the American scene has been a continuous source of inspiration, and American popular culture a vast cornucopia of possibilities." Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen King, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Jeopardy!
The Stand
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It Chapter Two
Maximum Overdrive
Thinner
The Stand
Pet Sematary
Sleepwalkers
11.22.63
Creepshow 2
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
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The Dark Tower
Doctor Sleep
The Life of Chuck
Stand by Me
Salem's Lot
The Long Walk
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
It
Haven
Firestarter
Silver Bullet
Pet Sematary II
A Good Marriage
The Mist
IT: Welcome to Derry
The Outsider
1922
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The Boogeyman
The Boogeyman
Secret Window
Sleepwalkers
Graveyard Shift
The Stand
The Institute
The Stand
The Green Mile
The Monkey
Children of the Corn
The Stand
Under the Dome
Christine
Lisey's Story
The Dark Tower
The Shining
The Running Man
The Mist
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Children of the Corn
Carrie
Creepshow 2
It Chapter Two
Dreamcatcher
Mercy
Storm of the Century
Castle Rock
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Mr. Mercedes
Pet Sematary: The Tale of Timmy Baterman
It
The Outer Limits
Firestarter
Cujo
Misery
Thinner
Carrie
Maximum Overdrive
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Golden Years
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Salem's Lot
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The Shawshank Redemption
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