Stephen king is the is the greatest science fiction, fantasy and horror writer of our generation. Stephen King studied at a grammar school in Durham and after a while transferred to Lisbon Falls High School. In high school he showed his writing skills when he started writing weekly for the school newspaper. In 1970 he graduated with a B.S degree in English from the University of Maine. While in college King was able to sell his first short story to Startling mystery stories eventually starting off his career as a professional writer. Stephen King uses many different elements in order to scare his readers. These elements include fear of the unknown, real life scenarios, and supernatural elements. He uses these elements because it helped him …show more content…
Most of his books try to incorporate actual human experiences in his novels. Most of the time his books are settled in a small town since he was from a small town and that’s where his career started. Fear is one thing that helped him become known as the King of horror and which led to dark fantasy as a subgenre to fantasy. Through his books Stephen highlights that there is a point in everybody’s lifetime where they have to overcome their fears. In one of Stephen King’s novel he highlighted the top ten fears of his life. Stephen King states that “ Thus, it is not the presence or absence of fear that defines a person’s character but how he responds to these fears. The defining moment in a person’s character is how he deals with his own issues.” He wants his readers to know that a person isn’t defined or known by what he fears but it’s how he responds to these situations. In his books he lets his characters be the one to determine their fate based on how they react to their fears.In one of King’s best novel Carrie, the main character could have become a better person. She might have used her powers for the good of humanity instead she allowed her fear to get the good of her. She allowed her fear of her powers to take control of her and become