A Brief Guide to Stephen King

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by Paul Simpson


  New York Times, 18 November 1992: ‘Book Notes: King on Horror’

  LA Weekly, 19 April 2012: ‘Lawrence Kasdan Interview’

  Dreamcatcher DVD Special Features: Interview with Stephen King (recorded November 2002)

  Tenebres, no. 11/12 (Stephen King Special): Peter Straub interview (English version at http://www.liljas-library.com/show-interview.php?id=6)

  NPR Books, 28 May 2013: ‘Stephen King On Growing Up, Believing In God And Getting Scared’

  Parade magazine, 25 May 2013: ‘A Rare Interview with Master Storyteller Stephen King’

  Entertainment Weekly, 1 February 2013: ‘Stephen King unearths origin of “The Shining” sequel “Doctor Sleep” – EXCLUSIVE’

  Daily Telegraph, 1 February 2010: ‘Cat predicts 50 deaths in RI nursing home’

  Urban Cinefile, 31 January 2002: ‘Great Acting Is Nothing’

  Los Angeles Times, 27 January 2002: ‘House Master’

  Associated Press, 1 March 2004, ‘Stephen King has embedded knowledge of “Kingdom Hospital” ’

  Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2004: ‘A Kingdom That Didn’t Come’

  Jim Shooter.com, 12 September 2011: ‘Heroes for Hope and Why I Don’t Like Oxfam America’: http://www.jimshooter.com/2011/09/heroes-for-hope-and-why-i-dont-like.html

  USA Today, 30 March 2010: ‘American vampires revealed’

  Ain’t It Cool News, 27 February 2007: ‘Quint’s chat with Stephen King!!’

  Guardian, 18 September 2004: ‘Dark Rider’

  Guardian, 14 September 2000: ‘The Stephen King interview, uncut and unpublished’

  American Theatre, April 2012 ‘Stephen King’s Down-Home Nightmare’

  Atlantic, 23 July 2013: ‘Why Stephen King Spends “Months and Even Years” Writing Opening Sentences’

  National Book Foundation: ‘Stephen King, Recipient of the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution To American Letters Award, 2003’ speech at http://www.nationalbook.org/nbaacceptspeech_sking.html#.UfO-kppwbIU

  New York Times, USA Today and Entertainment Weekly reviews quoted at their websites.

  INDEX

  11/22/63

  (novel) 31, 67, 81, 144–6, 217

  (TV series) 146–7

  ‘1408’ (short story) 210, 211, 215, 263

  1408 (film) 134, 211-12, 215

  1922 219, 221, 222, 256

  ABC (American Broadcasting Company) 23, 25, 50, 90, 114–15, 214, 244–5, 246, 249

  Abrahams, Peter 121

  Abrams, J. J. 146–7

  Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films 245

  ‘Afterlife’ 229–30

  ‘The Aftermath’ 7

  Aguirre-Sacasa, Roberto 50

  Ain’t It Cool News website 157, 160

  Albuquerque, Rafael 254

  Alexander, Scott 133, 211

  ‘All That You Love Will Be Carried Away’ 209

  Alleca, Adam 134

  Amazon.com 215–17, 264–5

  American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression 21–2

  American Booksellers Association 21

  American Friends Service Committee 252

  American Library Association 51

  American Vampire (comic book series) 31, 252–4

  Anderson, Bob and Darcy 220, 222

  Anderson, Bobbi 87, 88, 89, 90

  Anderson, Josef 238

  animated adaptations 190, 197, 214

  Antaeus magazine 205

  Apt Pupil

  novella 60, 191, 192

  film 193–4

  stage adaptation 194

  Ardai, Charles 29, 147–8

  Askin, Peter 222

  The Atlantic magazine 95, 228

  Attias, Daniel 73

  audiobooks 137, 139, 196, 211, 217, 219, 264

  ‘Autopsy Room Four’ 209, 211

  awards 23, 24, 28–9, 30, 61, 80, 137, 175, 211, 213, 219, 229, 240, 245

  ‘Ayana’ 212

  Bachman Books 17, 46, 59, 64–5, 91, 92, 114

  Bachman, Richard (pseudonym) 13, 16–17, 23, 30, 45, 47, 50–1, 59, 64, 65, 77, 91–2, 111, 114, 115, 138–9, 170, 264–5

  Bag of Bones

  (novel) 25, 32, 92, 113, 116–19

  (TV series) 118–9, 215

  ‘Ballad of the Flexible Bullet’195

  Bannerman, Sheriff George 52, 53, 60–1

  Barlow, Kurt 38–9, 40, 41

  Barris, Chuck 51

  Barry, Dave 21

  Barrymore, Drew 57, 236

  baseball 19, 20, 31, 119–21, 198, 201, 217, 218, 224–5

  Bates, Kathy 22, 86–7, 102

  ‘Batman and Robin Have an Altercation’ 229

  ‘Battle of Jericho Hill’ (Marvel Comics) 181

  ‘Battleground’ (short story) 187, 189

  Battleground (TV episode) 189–90

  Baxley, Craig R. 99, 247

  BBC Radio (British Broadcasting Corporation) 41, 71, 139, 200

  ‘Beachworld’195, 197

  Bean, Adrian 41

  ‘The Bear’ 162

  Beaulieu, Janet 160–1

  Beaumont, Thad 90–1, 92, 93, 95, 117

  ‘The Beggar and the Diamond’ 201

  Best American Short Stories 30, 213

  Big Driver 219–20, 221

  ‘Big Wheels: A Tale of the Laundry Game’ 195

  ‘The Bird and the Album’ 80

  Bizarre Adventures #29 190

  Black House (S. King and P. Straub) 27, 75, 124–6, 178

  Black Ribbons (concept album) 255–6

  Black Thirteen 167, 168, 169, 171–2

  Blaine the Mono 162, 163

  Blaisdell Jr., Clayton 137–8

  Blaze (R. Bachman) 11, 30, 40, 137–9, 141

  ‘Blind Willie’ 203, 205

  Blockade Billy 31, 217, 218

  Blood and Smoke audiobook 211

  Bloody Disgusting website 128

  Blount, Roy 21

  Boam, Jeffrey 54

  The Body 22, 73, 95, 192–3, 194, 196, 223

  see also Stand By Me

  Bollywood films 190

  ‘The Boogeyman’ 187, 191

  Book Genome Project 230

  A Book of Horrors (S. Jones ed.) 228

  Booth, Susan V. 258

  Bowden, Todd 60, 191, 193–4

  Brady, Charles 239–40

  Bram Stoker Award 24, 30, 117

  Brautigan, Ted 173, 203, 204, 205

  The Breathing Method 192

  British Fantasy Award 30, 61, 80, 117, 175

  Broadcloak, Marten 164, 176, 177, 181

  see also Flagg, Randall

  Brodie, Deborah 84

  ‘Brooklyn August’ 201

  Brooks, Stephen 189

  Brosnan, Pierce 119, 190

  Brown, Steve 16–17, 77

  Browning, Robert 15, 156

  Burlingame, Jessie 97–8, 101

  Burnett, T-Bone 31, 258

  Bush, George W. 143

  Cabot, Leigh 66, 68

  ‘Cain Rose Up’ 46, 195–6

  calendar, Cycle of the Werewolf 72, 253

  Calero, Dennis 228

  Callahan, Father Pere 38, 40, 41, 167, 169, 170, 171–2, 173

  The Cannibalists 31, 143

  Capshaw, Ron 265

  Captain Trips 47, 48, 49, 187

  The Car (film) 67

  Carline, Mark 104, 244, 246, 249

  Corneal, Michael 45–6

  Carpenter, John 68, 223

  Carrie (novel) 9–10, 35–8, 55, 60, 83, 90, 114, 136, 246

  (1976 film) 13, 37, 90

  (2002 film) 37

  (2013 film) 32, 37–8

  (musical stage production) 38, 255

  Carter, Chris 243

  Castle Rock, Maine 52–3, 60, 73, 92, 93–4, 95, 99, 191–2, 199, 200, 213, 227–8

  Castle Rock Newsletter 17, 91, 158

  ‘The Cat From Hell’ 212, 213, 214

  Cat’s Eye (film) 17, 73, 190, 236–7


  Cavalier magazine 188, 202

  Cavell, Douglas ‘Audits’ 121, 122, 124

  CBS 20, 32, 50, 143–4, 239

  Cell

  (novel) 29–30

  (film) 132–5

  Cemetery Dance publishers 218, 227

  Chadbourn, Glenn 191, 197, 203, 227

  Chambers, Jake 155–6, 157, 159, 161–2, 164–5, 168, 170, 171–2, 173, 174

  Chambers, Polly 94, 96, 117

  Channel Guide Magazine 119

  Chapman, Mark 86

  Charities 20, 21–2, 30, 179, 252, 265

  Chasse, Lois 102–3

  ‘Chatter Teeth’ 200, 202

  Chicago Reader 194

  ‘Childe Harold to the Dark Tower Came’ (R. Browning) 15, 156

  ‘Children of the Corn’ (short story) 188, 215

  Children of the Corn (various films) 17, 22, 190

  ‘Chinga’ (episode of The X-Files) 241–3

  Chiara, Richard 126, 128, 237

  Christine 37, 65–8, 204, 223, 236

  CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) 55

  Cinefantastique 90, 237

  Claremont, Chris 252

  Clinton, Hillary 143

  Cody, Jimmy 38, 40

  Coffey, John 107–8, 109, 110

  Cohen, Lawrence D. 81, 90, 96, 200

  collaborative writing 17, 27, 30–1, 74–5, 124–6, 224, 225

  The Colorado Kid 29, 54, 90, 129–32, 138, 160, 253

  ‘The Colour Out of Space’ (H. P. Lovecraft) 88

  comic books

  American Vampire 31, 252–4

  The Dark Tower 179–82

  The Talisman: Road of the Trial 76

  The Secretary of Dreams 191, 197, 203, 212

  Afterlife 230

  ‘The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verril’ tie-in 235

  Heroes for Hope Starring the X-Men 251–2

  computer games

  The Shining 44–5

  The Dark Half 93

  Discordia 182–3

  The Mist 196

  Connolly, John 107, 151

  Cooper, Scott 50

  Coslaw, Marty 72, 73

  Cox, Jeffrey Lyne 46

  Crandall, Jud 68–9, 71

  ‘The Crate’ (Creepshow short story) 234

  Creed family, Doctor Louis and 68–9, 71

  Creepshow (film) 16, 73, 233–5

  Creepshow 2 (film) 196, 237

  Creepshow III (film) 237

  Creepshows 47

  Crimson King 103, 124, 169–70, 171, 173, 174, 203

  Cronenberg, David 53

  ‘Crouch End’ 201, 202

  Cujo

  (novel) 15, 53, 60–3, 196

  (film) 62–3

  Cullen, Tom 68

  Cunningham, Arnie 66, 68

  Currier, Lauren 63

  Curry, Tim 91

  Cycle of the Werewolf 16, 71–3, 253

  see also Silver Bullet

  Daniels, Rosie 105–6

  Danse Macabre xv, 6, 15, 56, 67, 79, 261–3

  Danville, Patrick 104, 141, 174

  Darabont, Frank 22, 24, 51–2, 76, 109–10, 191, 193, 196, 233

  The Dark Half

  (novel) 20, 90–3, 114, 117, 199

  (film) 92–3

  (computer game) 93

  The Dark Man 15, 49, 227

  Dark Tower Concordance (R. Furth) 169

  ‘Dark Tower’ series xv, 15–16, 17, 20, 23, 25, 27–8, 29, 30, 31, 40, 49, 66, 75, 81, 83, 104, 106, 113, 125, 127–8, 130–1, 141, 156, 157, 159–60, 163, 166, 169, 170, 177, 205, 209–10, 218

  see also individual books and characters by name

  ‘The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger’ (Marvel Comics) 180

  The Dark Tower 104, 173–5, 178, 213

  ‘Darkshine’ 12, 42, 148

  Dave’s Rag newsletter 6

  David, Peter 30, 180

  Davis, Andrew 65

  Dawes, Barton George 58–9, 60, 65

  De Laurentiis, Dino 17, 73, 189, 236

  De Palma, Brian 13, 37

  de Souza, Steven E. 65

  The Dead Zone

  (novel) 13, 15, 22, 29, 52–4, 62, 146, 196, 217

  (film) 54

  (TV series) 54, 131

  Deadline magazine 204

  Dean, Eddie 158–9, 161–2, 163,

  164–5, 168, 170, 171, 173, 174

  Dean, Mia see Dean, Susannah

  Dean, Susannah 161–2, 164–5, 168, 170–2, 173–4

  ‘Death of Jack Hamilton’ 209, 210

  Decker, Charlie 8, 45

  DeCurry, Jamie 175–6

  ‘Dedication’ 200

  Dees, Richard 53

  DeLesseps, Rawlie 93

  Demne, Jonathan 146

  DeMuth, Cal and Becky 226

  Derry 78–9, 102, 121–2, 123, 213

  Deschain, Roland ‘the Gunslinger’ 15, 30, 75, 104, 155–6, 157, 158–9, 161–2, 163–5, 166, 168, 170, 171, 172, 173–4, 175–6, 177, 178, 179–80, 181, 205, 209–10

  see also ‘Dark Tower’ series

  Desperation 23, 60, 98, 106, 110–11, 112–14, 180, 193

  see also Stephen King’s Desperation

  Detweiller, Carlos 206

  Deutscher Phantastik Preis 175

  The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red (R. Pearson) 247

  Different Seasons 22, 66, 138, 191–4

  Discordia computer game 179, 182

  DJ Will O’ The Wisp 255–6

  Doctor Sleep 31, 40, 43, 101, 148–50

  ‘Doctor’s Case’ 201

  Dodd, Frank 53, 54, 60–1

  ‘Dolan’s Cadillac’

  (short story) 200

  (film) 202

  Dolores Claiborne

  (novel) 20, 98, 99–101, 114, 245

  (film) 102, 233

  (opera) 102, 255

  Donald M. Grant publishers 15–16, 29, 157, 158, 169

  Donovan, Vera 99–100

  Dooling, Richard 249, 250

  Dorr, Russ 146

  Doubleday publishers 8, 9–10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 36, 40, 46, 49, 64, 69, 138

  The Drawing of the Three 17, 158–61

  Dreamcatcher

  (novel) 27, 81, 121–3

  (film) 123–4, 233

  drugs and alcohol problem, SK’s 9, 11, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 61, 86, 88

  The Drum (SK’s high school newspaper) 7

  ‘Duel’ (R. Matheson) 30, 223–4

  Dufrense, Andy 191, 193

  Duma Key 30, 139–41, 213, 214

  Dunaway, Don Carlos 63

  Duncan, Michael Clarke 110

  ‘The Dune’ 229

  e-books 27, 148, 207, 211, 217, 222–6

  Earnshaw, Richard ‘Dinky’ 210, 213

  Earth Abides (G. R. Stewart) 48

  eBay 133–4

  Edgecombe, Paul 107, 108, 110

  Ellison, Harlan 197, 207

  ‘End of the Whole Mess’ 200, 202

  Entertainment Weekly xvi, 28, 37, 44, 46, 106, 216, 221, 239, 249, 261, 264

  Entragian, Collie 110, 112, 115

  Epping, Jake 144–5, 146

  Erengis, George P. 189

  Esposito, John 189

  Esquire magazine 218–19

  Etchison, Dennis 196, 263

  Evans, Gregory 41, 71, 200

  Evers, Dean 224–5

  ‘Everything’s Eventual’ 173, 210, 213

  Everything’s Eventual: 14 Dark Tales 178, 209–12, 215

  Eyes of the Dragon 17, 49, 82–4, 85, 160, 178, 204–5, 207, 241

  A Face in the Crowd (S. King and S. O’Nan) 224–5

  ‘Fair Extension’ 220, 221

  Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season (S. King and S. O’Nan) 225

  ‘Fall of Gilead’ (Marvel Comics) 181

  Fangoria 71, 105, 126

  Fannin, Richard 162, 163

  ‘Father’s Day’ (Creepshow short story) 234

  ‘The Fifth Quarter’ 201, 202

 
films

  1408 134, 211–12, 215

  Apt Pupil 193–4

  Carrie

  (1976 film) 13, 37, 90

  (2002 film) 37

  (2013 film) 32, 37–8

  Cat’s Eye 17, 73, 190, 236–7

  Cell 134–5

  Children of the Corn (various) 17, 22, 190

  Creepshow 16, 73, 233–7

  Creepshow 2 196, 237

  Cujo 62–3

  The Dark Half 92–3

  The Dead Zone 54

  Dolan’s Cadillac 202

  Dolores Claiborne 102, 233

  Dreamcatcher 123–4, 233

  Firestarter 56–7, 68, 236

  From a Buick 8 128

  A Good Marriage 32, 222

  Graveyard Shift 189

  The Green Mile 24, 51, 109-10

  Hearts in Atlantis 205–6, 215, 233

  John Carpenter’s Christine 68, 109, 223

  The Lawnmower Man 22, 190

  The Mangler 189, 215

  Maximum Overdrive 17, 99, 133, 237

  Michael Jackson’s Ghosts 241

  Misery 22, 86, 233

  The Mist 195, 233

  Needful Things 96, 235

  The Night Flier 202

  Pet Sematary 70–1

  Quicksilver Highway 202

  The Running Man 64, 65

  Secret Window 200, 248

  The Shawshank Redemption 22, 193, 215, 233

  The Shining 15, 24, 43

  Silver Bullet 73

  Sleepwalkers 20, 239–41

  Sometimes They Come Back 22, 190

  Stand By Me 22, 194, 223

  Stephen King’s Thinner 78

  Tales from the Darkside: The Movie 214

  Trucks 190

  sequels 22, 215

  The Rage: Carrie 2 37

  Pet Sematary II 71

  The Mangler 2 189

  The Mangler Reborn 189

  Sometimes They Come Back . . .

  Again 190

  Sometimes They Come Back . . .

  For More 190

  see also TV series

  Firestarter

  (novel) 13, 15, 37, 54–6, 60, 73, 150, 238, 239

  (film) 56–7, 68, 236

  Firestarter 2: Rekindled (TV miniseries) 57

  Flagg, Randall xiv, 20, 37, 47, 49, 83–4, 163, 164, 166, 173, 181, 205, 227, 241

  ‘For Owen’ 195

  Four Past Midnight 88, 197–200

  Frears, Will 87

  Freeman, John 229

  Freeman, Morgan 123, 193

  Freemantle, Edgar 139–40, 141

  From A Buick 8

  (novel) 28, 126–8, 223

  (film) 128

  ‘From Beyond’ (H. P. Lovecraft) 127

  Fulghum, Robert 21

  Full Dark, No Stars 3, 31, 32, 219–22, 256

  Furth, Robin 30, 76, 169, 177, 180, 181

  Gaiman, Neil 147

  Gallery Books 262

  Gardener, Jim ‘Gard’ 88, 90

  Garfield, Bobby 203–4, 205

  Garris, Mick 20, 24, 44, 50, 114, 118–19, 212, 240–1

  Garrity, Raymond Davis 51, 65

 

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