Stephen King, American Master
A Creepy Corpus of Facts About Stephen King & His Work
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Science Fiction, Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference, Almanacs & Trivia, Trivia, Books & Reading
| Author: | Stephen Spignesi | ISBN: | 9781682616079 |
| Publisher: | Permuted Press | Publication: | October 30, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Stephen Spignesi |
| ISBN: | 9781682616079 |
| Publisher: | Permuted Press |
| Publication: | October 30, 2018 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Fascinating facts, trivia, and little-known details about the Master of the Macabre’s life and work, plus interviews, essays, and insights for King fans, from the casual to the fanatical!
Did you know…?
- In his early teens, Stephen King sold typed copies of his short stories at school.
- King originally thought his novel Pet Sematary was too frightening to publish.
- King’s legendary Dark Tower series took him more than 30 years to write.
- Thinner was the novel that revealed his “Richard Bachman” pseudonym to the world.
- King wrote The Eyes of the Dragon for his daughter Naomi.
- He has never liked Stanley Kubrick’s film version of his novel The Shining.
- It took him four years to write what some consider his magnum opus, IT.
- The 2017 film version of IT has grossed more than $700 million worldwide.
- In addition to novels, King has written essays, plays, screenplays, and even poetry.
Fascinating facts, trivia, and little-known details about the Master of the Macabre’s life and work, plus interviews, essays, and insights for King fans, from the casual to the fanatical!
Did you know…?
- In his early teens, Stephen King sold typed copies of his short stories at school.
- King originally thought his novel Pet Sematary was too frightening to publish.
- King’s legendary Dark Tower series took him more than 30 years to write.
- Thinner was the novel that revealed his “Richard Bachman” pseudonym to the world.
- King wrote The Eyes of the Dragon for his daughter Naomi.
- He has never liked Stanley Kubrick’s film version of his novel The Shining.
- It took him four years to write what some consider his magnum opus, IT.
- The 2017 film version of IT has grossed more than $700 million worldwide.
- In addition to novels, King has written essays, plays, screenplays, and even poetry.
