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Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American writer of contemporary horror fiction, science fiction, fantasy literature, and screenplays. More than 350 million copies of King's novels and short story collections have been sold, and many of his stories have been adapted for film,...
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The Shining
The Shining is a 1977 horror novel by American author Stephen King. The title was inspired by the John Lennon song "Instant Karma!", which contained the line "We all shine on…". It was King's third published novel, and first hardback bestseller, and...
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- 1977
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- Jan 1977
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- 1234
The Running Man
The Running Man is a science fiction novel by Stephen King, first published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman in 1982 as a paperback original. It was collected in 1985 in the hardcover omnibus The Bachman Books. The novel is set in a dystopian...
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- 1982
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- 514
The Drawing of the Three
The Drawing of the Three is the second of seven volumes in the Dark Tower series of novels written by Stephen King and published by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in 1987. The series was inspired by Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came by Robert...
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- 1987
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- 2162
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The Gunslinger
The Gunslinger is a novel by American author Stephen King, and is the first volume in the Dark Tower series, which King considers to be his magnum opus. It was first published in 1982. The story centers upon Roland Deschain, the last gunslinger who...
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- 1982
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- 2165
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Six Stories
Six Stories is a short story collection by Stephen King, published in 1997 by Philtrum Press. It is limited to 1100 copies, which are signed and numbered. Six Stories contains:
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- 1997
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- 846721
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft is an autobiography and writing guide by Stephen King, published during 2000. It is a book about the prolific author's experiences as a writer. Although he discusses several of his books, one doesn't need to have...
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- 2000
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- Oct 3, 2000
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- 103198
The Plant
The Plant is a serial novel published in 2000 as an e-book by Stephen King.
The American author Stephen King wrote a few parts of a story by the same name and sent out as chapbooks to his friends instead of Christmas cards in 1982, 1983, and 1985....
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Different Seasons
Different Seasons (1982) is a collection of four Stephen King novellas with a more serious bent than the horror fiction for which King is famous:
At the ending of the book, there is also a brief afterword, which King wrote on January 4th, 1982. In...
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- 1982
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- Aug 27, 1982
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- 36905
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (1982) is a novella by Stephen King, originally published in Different Seasons. The novella was adapted for the screen in 1994 in the film The Shawshank Redemption. In 2009, the story was also adapted for the...
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The Body
The Body, or Fall from Innocence is a novella by Stephen King, originally published in King's 1982 collection Different Seasons. It was later adapted into the acclaimed film Stand By Me in 1986.
The story takes place during the summer of 1960 in the...
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- 1982
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The New Lieutenant's Rap
"The New Lieutenant's Rap" is a short story by Stephen King.
The story was originally published as a chapbook by Philtrum Press and given away to attendees at Stephen King's 25th publishing anniversary party on April 6, 1999.
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Wizard and Glass
Wizard and Glass is the fourth book in the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. This book is subtitled "REGARD." The novel was nominated for a Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 1998.
The novel begins where The Waste Lands ended. After Jake, Eddie,...
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- 1997
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- Nov 4, 1997
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- 2164
The Waste Lands
The Waste Lands is book III of the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. The original limited edition hardcover featuring full-color illustrations by Ned Dameron was published in 1991 by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. The book was reissued in 2003 to...
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- 1991
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- 2163
The Eyes of the Dragon
The Eyes of the Dragon is a book by Stephen King published in 1987. Previously, it was published as a limited edition hardcover by Philtrum Press in 1984. The mass-market version had been slightly revised for publication. At the time it was a...
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- 1985
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- Feb 2, 1987
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ISFDB ID:
- 764
Hearts in Atlantis
Hearts in Atlantis (1999) is a collection of two novellas and three short stories by Stephen King, all connected to one another by recurring characters and taking place in roughly chronological order.
The stories are subtle conveyances of the Baby...
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- 1998
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- Sep 14, 1999
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- 20786
Umney's Last Case
Umney's Last Case (1993) is a short story written by Stephen King and published as a separate booklet as part of Penguin's 60th anniversary. It also appeared in Nightmares & Dreamscapes - a collection of King's stories.
The story begins as a Raymond...
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Nightmares & Dreamscapes
Nightmares & Dreamscapes is a short story collection by Stephen King published in 1993.
"The Night Flier" was adapted to film. "Chattery Teeth"' was adapted into a segment of the film Quicksilver Highway. "Sorry, Right Number" was adapted into an...
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- 1992
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- Sep 29, 1993
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- 36902
Skeleton Crew
Skeleton Crew (1985) is the second published anthology of short stories by Stephen King. The first collection, Night Shift was published seven years prior in 1978. Different Seasons, a collection of four novellas, was published between the two in...
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- 1985
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- Jun 21, 1985
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- 36904
Night Shift
Night Shift is the first collection of short stories by Stephen King, first published in 1978. Many of King's most famous short stories were included in this collection.
The book was published on the heels of The Shining (1977 Doubleday) and was...
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- 1978
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- Feb 1978
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- 36906
Riding the Bullet
Riding the Bullet (2000) is a novella by Stephen King. This work marks King's debut on the Internet. It was first published exclusively as an electronic book available for download. As a publicity stunt, the download was free of charge for...
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Blood and Smoke
Blood and Smoke (1999) is an audio book where Stephen King reads three of his own short stories. At the time, he said that the two short stories which hadn't been published wouldn't be, however, all three were published in the Everything's Eventual:...
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- Nov 22, 1999
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- Nov 1999
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- 169316
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Dolores Claiborne
Dolores Claiborne is a 1992 psychological thriller novel by Stephen King. The novel is narrated by the title character. Atypically for a King novel, it has no chapters, double-spacing between paragraphs, or other section breaks; thus the text is a...
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- 1992
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- 2099
Gerald's Game
Gerald's Game (1992) is a psychological horror novel by Stephen King. The story is about a woman who accidentally kills her husband while she is handcuffed to the bed as part of a bondage game, and, following the subsequent realisation that she is...
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- 1992
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- 763
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon: A Novel
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999) is a psychological horror novel by Stephen King. In 2004, a pop-up book adaptation was released, designed by Kees Moerbeek and illustrated by Alan Dingman.
The story is set in motion by a family hiking trip,...
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- 1999
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- Apr 6, 1999
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- 20335
The Breathing Method
The Breathing Method is a novella by Stephen King which was released as part of his Different Seasons collection in 1982. It is placed in the section entitled "A Winter's Tale". It is the only novella in Different Seasons that has not been adapted...
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The Green Mile
The Green Mile is a 1996 serial novel written by Stephen King. Published in six volumes, it was crafted while the book was already in production. It focuses on the encounter a death row supervisor, Paul Edgecombe, has with an unusual inmate, John...
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- 1996
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- Mar 1996
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- 3158
Four Past Midnight
Four Past Midnight is a collection of four novellas by Stephen King, published in 1990. The four stories are "The Langoliers"; "Secret Window, Secret Garden"; "The Library Policeman"; and "The Sun Dog".
Passengers that have been napping on a plane...
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- 1989
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- 36903
The Long Walk
The Long Walk is a novel by Stephen King published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman in 1979 as a paperback original. It was collected in 1985 in the hardcover omnibus The Bachman Books. Set in the near future, the plot revolves around the...
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- 1979
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ISFDB ID:
- 516
Carrie
Carrie is American author Stephen King's first published novel, released in 1974. It revolves around the titular character Carrie, a shy high-school girl, who uses her newly discovered telekinetic powers to exact revenge on those who tease her. King...
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- 1974
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- Apr 5, 1974
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- 766
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Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher (2001) is a novel written by Stephen King. It was adapted into a 2003 movie of the same name. The book, written longhand, was the author's tool for recuperation from a 1999 car accident, and was completed in half a year.
Set near the...
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- 2001
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- Mar 20, 2001
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- 21729
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Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales
Everything's Eventual is a collection of 14 short stories written by Stephen King and published in 2002.
"The Little Sisters of Eluria" is part of The Dark Tower series.
In the introduction to the book, King describes the unusual method he used to...
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- 2001
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ISFDB ID:
- 40037
The Tommyknockers
The Tommyknockers is a 1987 horror novel by Stephen King. While maintaining a horror style, the novel is more of an excursion into the realm of science fiction for King, as the residents of the Maine town of Haven gradually fall under the influence...
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- 1987
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- Nov 10, 1987
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- 987
Cujo
Cujo (1981) is a psychological horror novel by Stephen King. The novel won the British Fantasy Award in 1982, and was made into a film of the same name in 1983.
The story focuses on the Trenton family: Vic, an advert designer, his adulterous wife...
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- 1981
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- Sep 8, 1981
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- 2292
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Desperation
Desperation is a horror novel by Stephen King. It was published in 1996 at the same time as its "mirror" novel, The Regulators. It was made into a TV movie starring Ron Perlman, Tom Skeritt, and Steven Weber in 2006.
The two novels represent...
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- 1996
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- Sep 24, 1996
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- 3155
It
It is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King. The story is about seven kids being terrorized by a shape-shifting, child-killing malevolent entity - known as "It" - that takes the form of their deepest fears but primarily appears in the...
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- 1986
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- Sep 15, 1986
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- 1695
The Stand
The Stand is a post-apocalyptic horror/fantasy novel by American author Stephen King. It re-works the scenario in his earlier short story, Night Surf. The novel was originally published in 1978 and was later re-released in 1990 as The Stand: The...
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- Nov 1978
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- 1978
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- 1148
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Christine
Christine is a horror novel by Stephen King, published in 1983. It tells the story of a vintage automobile apparently possessed by supernatural forces. The novel is dedicated to George Romero and his wife Christine Forrest, and much of the action...
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- 1983
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- Apr 29, 1983
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- 2241
Misery
Misery (1987) is a psychological horror novel by Stephen King. The novel was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1988, and was later made into a Hollywood film and an Off-Broadway play.
Paul Sheldon is the author of a best...
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- 1987
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- Jun 8, 1987
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- 1513
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’Salem's Lot
'Salem's Lot is a 1975 Horror fiction novel written by Stephen King and was the author's second published novel. The town's full name is 'Jerusalem's Lot', a location that would be revisited in the short stories "Jerusalem's Lot" and "One for the...
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- 1975
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- Sep 5, 1975
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- 1272
Wolves of the Calla
Wolves of the Calla is the fifth book in Stephen King's The Dark Tower series. This book continues the story of Roland Deschain, Eddie Dean, Susannah Dean, Jake Chambers, and Oy as they make their way toward the Dark Tower. The subtitle of this...
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- 2003
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- Nov 4, 2003
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- 33010
The Mist
"The Mist" is a horror novella by the American author Stephen King, in which the small town of Bridgton, Maine is suddenly enveloped in an unnatural mist that conceals otherworldly monsters. It was first published as the last and longest story of...
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Children of the Corn
"Children of the Corn" is a short story by Stephen King, originally published in 1977 in Penthouse, and in 1978 in King's collection Night Shift.
Burt and Vicky, a bickering married couple, are driving to California to fix their failing marriage. As...
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Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary is a 1983 horror novel by Stephen King. It was nominated for a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1984, and was later made into a film.
Louis Creed (in the 1988 film his name is pronounced in the American way i.e. Lewis) , a doctor...
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- 1983
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- Nov 14, 1983
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ISFDB ID:
- 1396
Firestarter
Firestarter is a story by Stephen King originally serialized in Omni magazine and later published in novel form in 1980. The Novel was nominated for a British Fantasy Award in 1981.
Firestarter is the story of Andrew and Charlie McGee, a father...
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- 1980
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- Sep 29, 1980
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- 1940
Rage
Rage (originally titled Getting It On) is the first novel by Stephen King published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman in 1977. It was collected in 1985 in the hardcover omnibus The Bachman Books.
The narrator is Charles Everett "Charlie" Decker, a...
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- 1977
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ISFDB ID:
- 517
The Regulators
The Regulators is a novel by Stephen King under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. It was published in 1996 at the same time as its "mirror" novel, Desperation. The two novels represent parallel universes relative to one another, and most of the...
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- 1996
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- Sep 24, 1996
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- 3156
Dolan's Cadillac
Dolan’s Cadillac is a short story by Stephen King. It is included in Nightmares and Dreamscapes, King's fifth collection of short stories. There were plans to adapt it into a feature film starring Kevin Bacon and Sylvester Stallone, with Stacy Title...
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The Bachman Books
The Bachman Books is a collection of short novels by Stephen King published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman between 1977 and 1982.
The book was released in 1985 after the publication of the first hardcover Bachman novel Thinner in order to...
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- Oct 1, 1985
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- Oct 4, 1985
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- 17107
The Jaunt
"The Jaunt" is a short story by Stephen King first published in The Twilight Zone Magazine in 1981, and collected in the 1985 anthology Skeleton Crew. It belongs primarily to the genre of science fiction rather than King's customary horror, but is...
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The End of the Whole Mess
"The End of the Whole Mess" is a short science fiction story by Stephen King which was first published in Omni Magazine in 1986, and later published in the Nightmares and Dreamscapes collection (1993) and Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse (2008)...
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The Ten O'Clock People
Ten O'Clock People is a short story by Stephen King published in the Nightmares and Dreamscapes collection. Unlike many of King's stories which take place in fictional places like Castle Rock, Maine, "Ten O'Clock People" takes place in the...
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Suffer the Little Children
"Suffer the Little Children" is a horror genre short story by Stephen King. It was first published by Cavalier in February, 1972. The story was later published as part of Nightmares and Dreamscapes in 1993. In the "Notes" section of Nightmares and...
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- Feb 1972
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The Night Flier
"The Night Flier" is a horror short story by Stephen King, first published in the anthology Prime Evil: New Stories by the Masters of Modern Horror, and then in King's own 1993 Nightmares and Dreamscapes collection.
The story was made into a 1997...
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Rainy Season
Rainy Season is a short horror story by Stephen King, first published in an anthology titled Midnight Graffiti, and later included in King's Nightmares and Dreamscapes collection.
A young husband and wife on summer vacation rent a house in a small...
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Crouch End
Crouch End is a horror story by Stephen King, originally published in New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos (1980), and republished in a slightly different version in King's Nightmares and Dreamscapes collection (1993). It contains distinct references to...
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The Raft
The Raft is a horror short story by Stephen King first published as a booklet included with Gallery magazine in November 1982, and collected in the 1985 Skeleton Crew anthology.
"The Raft" is about four college students, two young men (Randy and...
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Word Processor of the Gods
Word Processor of the Gods is a short story by Stephen King first published in the January 1983 issue of Playboy magazine under the title The Word Processor, and collected in the 1985 anthology Skeleton Crew.
In the days when dedicated word...
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- Jan 1983
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Nona
Nona is a short horror story by Stephen King first published in the 1978 Shadows anthlogy and collected in the 1985 volume Skeleton Crew.
The story is the account of a man being held in prison, recounting his life as a college dropout who had met...
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Quitters, Inc.
Quitters, Inc. is a short story by Stephen King, first published in 1978 in the compilation Night Shift.
The main character, Richard "Dick" Morrison, is a middle-aged man who would like to quit smoking. His friend James "Jim" McCann advises him to...
