Stephen King has written twenty-six novels (including five under the pen name Richard Bachman), five collections of short fiction, one book of criticism, six screenplays, and other short works. According to Stephen J. Spignesi in The Shape Under the Shee...

Stephen King (born 1947) is a prolific and immensely popular author of horror fiction. In his works, King blends elements of the traditional gothic tale with those of the modern psychological thriller, detective, and science fiction genres. Stephen King...

Stephen King was born September 21, 1947 in Portland, Maine, the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. Two years later, his father, a merchant seaman, went to the grocery store for a pack of cigarettes and never returned. King's mother was...

Daniel Alfredsson had three goals and four assists for an Ottawa-record seven points, leading the struggling Senators to an 8-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.Alfredsson and Jason Spezza, who had two goals and two assists, scored 29 seconds apart during Ottawa's...

Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams narrowed his search for a new general manager, interviewing two finalists Friday from the Seattle Seahawks.Mike Reinfeldt, the Seahawks' vice president of football operations, and Ruston Webster, their vice president of player personnel, met with Adams in Houston, where the...

Coco Crisp and Julio Lugo had two-run doubles during a five-run fourth to help the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8-6 on Tuesday night.Jason Varitek hit an RBI single before consecutive doubles by Crisp and Lugo gave Boston a...

Energy Policy: As gasoline prices once more top three bucks a gallon in California, we are reminded that our growing economy will require more energy, not less, and that inaction is not an option. For the third time since fall 2005, and the third time...

Winter is an American fiction writer and critic. In the following essays, he examines The Mist and Different Seasons.

Cheuse is an American novelist, short story writer, autobiographer, and critic. In the following review of Different Seasons, he articulates King's strong points and shortcomings as a fiction writer.

Gifford is an American novelist and critic. In the following review, he lauds King's conversational writing style in Different Seasons.