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    Influences King has called Richard Matheson "the author who influenced me most as a writer."[9] In a current edition of Matheson’s The Shrinking Man‚ King is quoted: "A horror story if there ever was one...a great adventure story—it is certainly one of that select handful that I have given to people‚ envying them the experience of the first reading." Ray Bradbury is another influence‚ with King himself stating "without Ray Bradbury‚ there is no Stephen King."[68] King refers to H. P. Lovecraft

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    Introduction Stephen King is known for horror and suspense‚ and he is the master of writing horror books (Kraft 1). Stephen King was born in Portland‚ Maine‚ on September 21‚ 1947. King is identified as a writer of horror fiction mostly because of three novels he published under the genre of horror (Senf 3). In the essay ”The Horror Writer and the Ten Bears” it reveals King’s familiarity with that tradition. In the essay it describes his personal fears in ascending order of importance. Some of

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    Stephen King: The King of Terror Stephen Edwin King is one of today ’s most popular and best selling writers. King combines the elements of psychological thrillers‚ science fiction‚ the paranormal‚ and detective themes into his stories. In addition to these themes‚ King sticks to using great and vivid detail that is set in a realistic everyday place. Stephen King who is mainly known for his novels‚ has broadened his horizons to different types of writings such as movie scripts‚ nonfiction

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    Horror King Stephen King

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    Horror King Stephen King Known as the Horror KingStephen King has earned that title with his award winning novels such as Carrie‚ The Dead Zone‚ and The Shining. Stephen King has written more than two hundred works of literature including his novels‚ short stories‚ and poems‚ one hundred and seventy eight of which were turned into works of film. Born on September 21‚ 1947 in Portland‚ Maine‚ Stephen King was raised by a mostly single parent. Stephen’s father “left the house to buy a pack of

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    period. Stephen King is an outstanding horror writer he started writing professionally in 1974 and has released new books as late as 2008. Stephen King an American author has truly made a significant impact on today’s readers. King can turn marital stress‚ peer pressure‚ or adultery into a terrifying epic that would make your skin crawl. Stephen king was born September 21‚ 1947. Stephen’s birth was a tremendous surprise to his parents as they had been told they could not have children. King witnessed

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    According to Biography.com‚ “Stephen King is a ‘New York Times’-bestselling novelist who made his name in the horror and fantasy genres with books like ‘Carrie‚’ ‘The Shining‚’ and ‘IT.’” From the time Stephen was born‚ he has stood out as a miracle‚ not only to his family but to the fans of literature worldwide. Stephen King’s life may seem luxurious because he can satisfy all of his family’s dreams‚ but it was an extensive‚ troubling road that brought him to his current destination. Although his

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    Stephen King Biography

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    Stephen King’s first novel would never have been published if not for his wife Tabitha - she removed it from the garbage where he had thrown it. Three months later when he submitted it to Doubleday publishing‚ he received a $2500 advance on the book that went on to sell a modest 13‚000 hardcover copies. The book was Carrie. Reviews were mixed‚ but when United Artists and Brian De Palma released the film version in 1976‚ it was a critical and commercial success. New American Library purchased the

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    Analysis of Stephen King

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    Stephen King: On Writing Stephen King is a man of many talents and personalities; not only is he able to scare his readers immensely‚ he is also able to make them laugh. I chose a passage from Stephen King’s On Writing for this assignment; the passage stuck in my mind for a long time after I finished the book. His writing style is unique compared to the other autobiographies I have read over the years. Everything that a person writes has a meaning or purpose whether it’s a letter or an essay

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    'Misery' by Stephen King

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    Text Review – ’Misery’ by Stephen King Title: ’Misery’ Author: Stephen King Plot: Paul Sheldon is a famous writer who created the popular ’Misery’ series‚ and has just killed off the main character‚ Misery Chastain. He has just finished writing a new novel called ’Fast Cars’ and is heading to New York to get the manuscript printed when his car crashes in Colorado. He is pulled from the wreckage with both of his legs shattered by his number one fan‚ Annie Wilkes. She took him to her home

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    Stephen King Notes

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    Notes Link: http://www.trcb.com/onlinebooks/leisure/horror-literature--life-after-stephen-king-1317.htm  It’s common knowledge that Stephen King took a literary subgenre in the early eighties and turned it into a mainstream literary genre  Bestsellers like Shinning‚ Carrie‚ Blood and Smoke and even Bag of Bones (which was the first book in the genre to be given in depth analysis by literary critics worldwide) propelled horror literature to a class of its own‚ away from the scorned subgenre

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