In fact, there are plenty of examples of genre-mixing in his writing.
But thats why were here.
But you should read those, too.
Things like the Detective Bill Hodges trilogy,Under the Dome, and11/22/63have been among his latest offerings.
But his 2014 novelRevivalwas a return to form for the writer.
This homage to Mary ShelleysFrankenstein, the cosmic horror tales of H.P.
Lovecraft, and Arthur Machens The Great God Pan is quite the revelation, literally and figuratively.
What he discovers on the other side is truly terrifying.Revivalis must-read recent King.
The Dark Half
If theres one thing King loves, its writing books and stories about writers.
The novels B-movie sensibility cannot be understated.
Obviously, that means that these animals come back to life as evil shadows of themselves.
Oh, the setup is so perfect.
What happens next is what the best campy horror is made of.
A disturbing look at fandom,Miseryis what happens when a writers work becomes a mad womans obsession.
Paul Sheldon, writer of Victorian-era romance novels, suffers an accident on the road during a snowstorm.
He is rescued by Annie Wilkes, a former nurse who is coincidentally Pauls biggest fan.
And shes not very happy about the ending of his last book.
So Annie decides to kidnap Paul and keep him hostage until he fixes the damage hes done.
Miseryis a fascinating psychological horror tale about the dangers of fandom and a writers connection to his work.
And if you need a great Stephen King movie, the film adaptation is pretty fantastic, as well.
Thankfully, Kings little protagonist proves to be quite the survivalist as the book progresses.
This is a really good one.
A few years later, a pop-up book adaptation of this novel was fittingly released.
During his latest safari, Cujo is bitten on the nose by a rabid bat.
And, as you might probably imagine, all hell absolutely breaks loose.
He wrote a fine horror book.
Cruel ending and all.
Either way, this is the novel that never made you want to become a hotel caretaker.
An alcoholic writer (surprise!)
The job seems easy enough until all the guests leave and the doors shut behind them until the spring.
Thats when the hotels ghosts come out to fuck with the living.
Get to it, Constant Readers!
He typed up the infamous shower scene while living in a trailer and working as a high school teacher.
King didnt love the scene, so he tossed the first pages of his bestseller in the trash.
And here we are.
Apart from all the telekinesis,Carrieis another book that has remained quite relatable.
WatchCarrieon Amazon
IT
Well, here we are.
Like the Losers Club, as much as wed like to forget about Pennywise, we just cant.
Watching Pennywise haunt their memories throughout the book quickly becomes a guilty pleasure.
Are we bad people?
And for what purpose?
We may never truly know.
WatchIT(2017)andStephen King, IT!
(1990)on Amazon
