Stephen King
Stephen King is the undisputed master of contemporary horror fiction, with a career spanning over five decades and more than 60 novels. His work ranges from supernatural horror to psychological suspense, and he has had more novels adapted into films and television than virtually any other living writer. He has received the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
Works
- The ShiningPsychological horror of family isolation and supernatural possession in a haunted hotel
- ItEpic horror about a shape-shifting entity awakening to terrorize a small town
- The Dark TowerFantasy epic spanning worlds with a gunslinger's quest toward a dark tower
- The StandPost-apocalyptic epic following survivors of a plague in a devastated landscape
- CarrieHorror tale of a teenage girl with telekinetic powers exacting revenge on tormentors
- Pet SemataryDark horror exploring grief, resurrection, and cosmic dread through family tragedy
- MiseryPsychological thriller about a famous author held captive by an obsessed fan