Essay | Stephen King: The King of Horror

What do you really know about Stephen King? Stephen King is a short story and horror novelist, and one of the best of his kind. He uses a unique story plot along with equally unique characters. Most of the characters King uses somehow link to his own life; whether they have the same name as someone he knows or even the same characteristics. Many critics do not approve of King's novels and stories. They feel the horror genre is the most disreputable of Hollywood and is very unsettling. Stephen's brand of art has been deemed classically American, aggressive and violent. A few critics have even said Stephen writes for leisure entertainment. Some critics may even state that the most common reader of King's books are labeled the literary slob. In all reality the classified literary slob may be one of the smartest people you will run across. In his...
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