Stephen King “Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win” (“Stephen King” Brainy Quotes). This quote really expresses Stephen King because in most of his books the characters end up being the monsters. Stephen Edwin King was born on September 21, 1947 in Portland, Maine (“Stephen King.” Newsmakers). His parents were Donald and Nellie Ruth King. His wife is Jane Spruce who is also a novelist (“Stephen King.” Newsmakers). He originally went to college to become an English teacher but when he couldn’t find immediate work he worked at a gas station for a year (“Stephen King.” Newsmakers). Stephen King is one of the most intriguing author of all time because of his erie novels, his frightening horror …show more content…
Stephen King, a successful author, wrote a lot of erie novels that attracted many teenagers and young adults. Carrie was King’s very first novel. He ended up pitching it because he didn’t think it was good enough to publish, but his wife recovered it and the book ended up getting published in 1974. The book sold 3.5 million total copies (“Stephen King.” Newsmakers). He won best selling author for the book. The book was all about a girl with frightening powers that she used to abuse her peers with (“Stephen King.” Newsmakers). 11/22/63 another great novel of Stephen King’s. It was about a man going back to John F. Kennedy’s assassination (Greene). It was a total of 849 pages and King wrote it in 2011 (Greene). It was also talked about becoming a movie (Greene). The Green Mile, a prison drama that came out in 1993. It was about a large black man that was sentenced to death by raping two girls even though he was innocent (Greene).It didn’t matter that he was innocent because it was the 1930’s and the black race wasn’t treated well (Greene). He had been described by …show more content…
The Dead Zone came out in 1983 (“Stephen King.” Contemporary). The lead performer was Christopher Walken (Hughes). It was about one man’s struggle with personal tragedy and redemption (Hughes). The movie posits collection of different thriller and horror elements that combine for an entertaining, supernatural tale (Hughes). It had a $10 million budget but ended up being doubled to $21 million (Hughes). Another great movie of Stephen King is Stand by Me. It was filmed in 1986 by Columbia Pictures (“Stephen King.” Contemporary) It was based on King’s book The Body. It was screenplayed by Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans (“Stephen King.” Contemporary). The director was Bob Reiner (“Stephen King.” Contemporary). The Shining, a greatly known movie was filmed in 1980 by Warner Brothers and Hawks Films (“Stephen King.” Contemporary). It was directed by Stanley Kubrick and Diane Johnson (“Stephen King.” Contemporary). The movie starred Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall (“Stephen King.” Contemporary). It was filmed for a TV show in 1997 (“Stephen King.” Contemporary). King was very vocal about how he did not like this version of it (Hughes). The budget for the movie was $19 million, but it took $44 million (Hughes). Carrie a very famous and well known for the scene with the girl dripping with blood. It was filmed in 1976 (Hughes). It was