Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and five non-fiction books. He has also written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in book collections.
King has received Bram Stoker Awards, World Fantasy Awards, and British Fantasy Society Awards. In 2003, the National Book Foundation awarded him the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He has also received awards for his contribution to literature for his entire bibliography, such as the 2004 World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement and the 2007 Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. In 2015, he was awarded with a National Medal of Arts from the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts for his contributions to literature. He has been described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high standing in pop culture.
Books
- 1922 2017
- Night Visions 5 1988
- 65 Great Spine Chillers 1982
- The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix 1997
- The Gunslinger Born 2007
- Other Worlds Than These 2012
- Dark Visions 1989
- The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 2009
- Flight or Fright 2018
- Night journey 1996
- Alien Contact 2011
- Different Seasons / Skeleton Crew 1985
- Secret Window, Secret Garden 1991
- A Good Marriage 2014
- I Shudder at Your Touch 1991
- You, Human 2016
- The Langoliers / Secret Window, Secret Garden 2000
- Treasury of American Horror Stories 1985
- Stephen King Goes to the Movies 2009
- The Jaunt 2009
- The Gingerbread Girl 2008
- The Living Dead 2008
- Mile 81 2011
- The Color of Evil 1991
