Stephen King

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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 also 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, he 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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Carrie
TV show Novel
2026
Willa
Movie Story
2026
Alfie: All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
Movie Story
2025
The Running Man
Movie Novel
2025
IT: Welcome to Derry
TV show Novel
2025
My Father, the BTK Killer
Movie Self - Author, 'The Good Marriage' / Guest, CBS This Morning (archive footage)
2025
Chain Reactions
Movie Self
2025
The Long Walk
Movie Executive Producer
2025
Flowers
Movie Story
2025
The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands
Movie Story
2025
The Institute
TV show Novel
2025
Mute
Movie Original Story
2025
LT's Theory of Pets
Movie Story
2025
Lily
Movie Writer
2025
The Life of Chuck
Movie Short Story
2025
The Reach
Movie Story