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...

JEFFREY PAGE The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 12-09-1994 LOTS ON PARKING LOTS By JEFFREY PAGE Date: 12-09-1994, Friday Section: NEWS Edition: All Editions -- 3 Star, 2 Star P, 2 Star B, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early Column: THE ROAD WARRIOR The...

As has been noted here before, one of the new distribution methods of e-books is being marketed by a recently formed company, netLibrary from Boulder, CO. (Is it fashionable in these new dot-com companies to avoid capitals, or what?) This method makes it possible...

Question 1 of 10:His telly reputation is that of a no-nonsense tough bloke, but the real-life Leslie is a connoisseur of what?a) Art (0)b) Wine (1)c) Antiques (0)d) Single-malt whisky (0)Question 2 of 10:Which of the following shows did a pre-Den Leslie have a role...

Stephen King's 'salem's Lot (Jerusalem's Lot) is a novel of such chilling beginnings that we look forward to losing sleep over it…. It is the kind of goose bump fiction that makes grown men afraid of the dark. It is to Stephen King's credit as a stylist that he has charmed us into such familiar territory. Sparing the endless atmospheric creaks and cobwebs and cupolas of this New England landscape, he thrusts us into the private terror of his characters. A wise choic...