The following characters have appeared in the works of stephen king. Known best for his horror and suspense books, classics like carrie and the shining, the 70yearold author has been dubbed the king of horror. A definitive ranking of every stephen king novel ever. Ranking every stephen king novel, from worst to first. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. The best first line i ever wrote is the opening of needful things. Stephen king is known as the master of horror, but his work also includes thrillers, comingofage stories, scifi, and fantasy. My recommendations on how to start reading stephen king books. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Ghost brothers of darkland county, an original musical with book by stephen king and. But for now, heres the official ranking of every king movie and tv show ever produced. People who voted on this list 86 jay 583 books 34 friends soumya 74 books. Carrie 1974 historical essay richards thoughts guest essay by ray garton richards followup salems lot 1975 historical essay richards thoughts guest essay by christopher golden the shining. Without a moments hesitation he went with liseys story, a 2006 novel about a woman coping with. With king, something new is always coming down the highway to hell.
Ever wonder how stephen king comes up with all this wild shit. A comprehensive list of stephen kings written works. Dull boy, recorded by heavy metal band mudvayne, was a single for both the new game and their compilation album, based on the shining novel and stanley kubricks 1980 film. Heres some background on the mainebased writer and a bibliography, featuring details about some of his most notable works. She grew up having nancy drew books read to her by her father, and is now an avid reader of mystery, thriller, and horror, along with everything from literary fiction to poetry to personal essays. Stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. Here is the list of stephen kings books were reading as part of stephen king revisited, along with links to the essays and other content we have posted for each book. His books have sold over 350 million copies since he first published carrie in 1974. So seeing his latest film offering in book form had to buy it and give my family the chance to not be deafened by my screams.
Randall flagg from pretty much every stephen king book ever. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors in the world, with more than 50 books in print, and more coming out every year. Released under the pseudonym richard bachman, the long walk is actually the first novel stephen king wrotehe just didnt finish and sell it until after carrie and a few of his alltime. Here is the list of stephen king s books were reading as part of stephen king revisited, along with links to the essays and other content we have posted for each book. The 17 best stephen king books ever written, ranked. Dozens and dozens of stephen king movie and tv adaptations exist, but theres still quite a few more king books left to adapt for the screen. He is my favorite writer, so obviously i felt compelled to summarize every one of his books using the character limits of twitter.
Every stephen king novel summarized in 140 characters or. His books have sold more than 350 million copies around the world. Love stephen king films but in the safety of my own home more the sake for other peoples ear drums than mine when i scream in fear. Misery 1990 only one stephen king adaptation has ever won an academy award, and its rob reiners misery. With well over 50 novels, multiple novellas, short story collections, and works of nonfiction, plus a handful of other releases that defy easy categorization among them, a libretto for a southern gothic musical, stephen king is a literary madman and an insanelyquotable storyteller. Heres every stephen king movie you can stream right now. Stephen king poses during a portrait session on november 16th, 20 in paris, france. His terrifying stories have haunted audiences for generations, in print and on the screen, and it seems like more filmmakers than ever are. The best opening line stephen king ever wrote litreactor. If thats more your speed, weve got you covered too. It can sometimes feel like every king story under the sun has been or will soon be turned into a movie or tv show, as the general success of kingbased properties spurs on hollywood to adapt more and more of them in the pursuit of a hit the size of it.
Every stephen king miniseries, ranked worst to best. The master of suspense has enough famous horror novel options to last you months. I love it and the stand and so many others, but there is a true tragic arc to this novel that makes the reader truly care about what happens, even though its practically foreordained. In our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to. A definitive ranking of nearly every stephen king movie. Didnt bother with anymore for a good few years after that. Best stephen king books meet your next favorite book. Stephen king isnt just an author, hes an institution. Explore a comprehensive list of stephen king books and stories.
All of the best stephen king books, ranked reedsy discovery. He also happens to be one of my favorite storytellers, an author i. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers. Just scroll down to the bottom of this post for a full catalogue of every stephen king novel ever published, from. Every stephen king reader has a favorite tale or series, from christine to cujo. He tells you in his own words how he builds the architecture of each story, the. All 44 stephen king movies, ranked worst to best photos. With more than 60 books under his belt, stephen king is one of the most famous, successful, and prolific authors of our time. The tommyknockers aired on abc in two parts, on may 9 and 10, 1993. A list of stephen kings novels, organized alphabetically. Every stephen king movie you can stream right now nerdist. The one movie king ever directed, and well, you know, stephen king is a wonderful writer who should probably stick with writing. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Arbor house celebrity book of horror stories anthology, 1981.
Its no surprise that its one of the worst stephen king miniseries, as the author himself views the 1987 tommyknockers book as one of the worst hes ever written. In our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book he ever wrote. We are not including sequels, remakes, short films and the occasional xfiles script. A list of stephen king s novels, organized alphabetically. Castle rock is a setting the prolific author has turned to again and again throughout his career. In other words, not only has stephen king written some genius novels and short stories, novellas, essays, and works of criticism, but hes written a lot of them51 novels to date, in fact, with number 52 coming up shortly. It was actually the second king book i ever read, after misery, when i was about 15. A comprehensive list of all of stephen kings works, organized oldest to newest by first. A tale of a small town besieged by manipulative aliens, the tommyknockers has a few decent moments, and a good lead performance from jimmy smits, but is. And very relevant to a whole swath of major social issues affecting the psychology of an entire generation. Its where a rabid saint bernard went on a rampage in cujo, where johnny smith got a vision of the apocalypse in the dead zone, where a. Rock band ever of authors tells all cowritten with other authors in kings. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy.
So forget what youve seen in the movieswhether youre new to stephen kings oeuvre, or youre working on indoctrinating a friend, reading the following 10 books is nonnegotiable. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best vulture. Ice nine kills included the song hell in the hallways on their album every trick in the book, which was based on king s first novel carrie. Every stephen king movie, ranked from worst to best 64. If youre looking for a more complete list, check out our ranking of every single one of stephen kings novels to date49 of them so far. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction books. If theres one stephen king villain every constant reader should be familiar. The first stephen king book i ever read, and possibly my pick for the best for sentimental reasons. Castle rock, hulus new stephen kinginspired series, isnt based on any one king novel or story, but on the small maine town that gives the show its title.
In the early nineties, king wrote a set of novels focused on abused women and the horrible men who beat and haunt and entrap them. His books are guaranteed to have you turning the pages all night longbut be careful, because theyre also bound to. Stephen king is a prolific american author who is known for his suspense and fantasy novels. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. A probably incomplete list of every story published by stephen king and or under the pseudonym richard bauchman, some of these are repeated by the mere fact they are separated at some point in time into different published books like the green mile is made up of 6 individual parts and will be listed as both individuals and as one entire accompanying entry. List of adaptations of works by stephen king wikipedia.
Stephen king books in chronological order stephen king. Every stephen king movie, ranked from worst to best. Netflix netflix has the fewest king adaptations of any of the major streaming platforms by far, but it has a couple of truly excellent. He has written over 200 short stories, most of which have been compiled in book collections. In an article for the atlantic, he picked out two pieces of his writing he was particularly proud ofand realised they were both opening lines. Every stephen king book that hasnt been adapted into a. Really a transgenerational condemnation of how our parents and grandparents effed up our society and what it would take if anyone wanted to or could avoid the worst. King has written several novels since his first short story sale in 1967 that have become pop cultural signposts. A complete ranking of every movie, tv series, or episode involving stephen king. Her work has appeared regularly in the orlando sentinel.
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