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Stephen King-Hall
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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Bram Stoker
This is the Complete Unabridged Collectors Edition of Dracula, the 1897 classic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary antagonist the vampire Count Dracula. It was…
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Stephen King,Owen King
The official graphic novel adaptation of the horror novel by Stephen King and Owen King concludes in this haunting interpretation of the chilling, timely bestseller.
The mysterious plague known as…
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This graphic novel adaptation based on the horror novel by Stephen King and Owen King provides a visually stunning interpretation of the bestselling book.
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Set in a small Appalachian town whose primary employer is a women’s prison, this wildly provocative, gloriously absorbing father/son collaboration tells the highest of high-stakes stories: what might happen if…
Andrew J Rausch,R D Riley
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T. Magistrale
The Films of Stephen King is the first collection of essays assembled on the cinematic adaptations of Stephen King. The individual chapters, written by cinema, television, and cultural studies scholars…
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Darrin Mason
HOW TO GET RID OF ELVIS ONCE AND FOR ALL … This medieval masterpiece is a comedic retelling of the King Arthur legend that opens with the arrival at a…
Michal Siwkowski
Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2012 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 5 Polish, 2 German, Warsaw University (English Studies), language: English, abstract: This MA thesis examines the…
Andrew J. Rausch
This collection of original interviews with fellow authors, collaborators and critics covers all things King, from analysis of his best writing to his many screen adaptations to recurring themes in…
Bookhabits
Finders Keepers by Stephen King: Conversation Starters
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EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world…
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King: Conversation Starters
Tony Magistrale
The Dark Descent assembles fifteen illuminating original essays that consider King from a variety of intellectual orientations, addressing the major novels and central thematic concerns that represent King’s contributions to…
Heidi Strengell
Presents a study exploring fiction from throughout Stephen King’s immense oeuvre. This book shows how this popular writer enriches his brand of horror by building on the traditions of his…
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Summary of Finders Keepers by Stephen King - Includes Analysis
Preview: Private investigator, Bill Hodges, races to find another deranged killer in Finders Keepers, the second book in a projected…
James Arthur Anderson
This book combines approaches from science, literary theory, and philosophy to examine the canon of Stephen King’s fiction from a Darwinist hermeneutic perspective in one critical study.
Cengage Learning Gale
A Study Guide for Stephen King’s Sorry, Right Number, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions…
After its publication in 1986, Stephen King’s novel It sparked sequels, remakes, parodies and solidified an entire genre: clown horror. Examining the legacy of the cult novel, the 2017 film…
Examining Stephen King’s oeuvre, Heidi Strengell shows how this popular writer enriches his unique brand of horror by building on the traditions of his literary heritage. King invokes the abnormal…
Stephen King, America’s Favorite Boogeyman, has sold over 350 million copies of his books, becoming in effect the face of horror fiction. While his popularity cannot be overstated, his work…
Presents thirteen essays on Stephen King’s recent writings that have not received the critical attention of his earlier, more popular work. The collection is grouped into three thematic categories -…
Douglas E. Cowan
Illuminating the religious and existential themes in Stephen King’s horror stories
Who are we? Why are we here? Where do we go when we die? For answers to these questions…
B Stephen King
Jenny is a lonely university lecturer who’s consciousness has traveled back in time to her younger body to try to save the future of the world. A young microbiologist is…
Your Loving Son : Letters of an RCAF Navigator is a collection of George King’s wartime letters to his family in Summerberry, Saskatchewan. These letters–humorous, heartwarming, poignant–offer a glimpse of…
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King: Conversation Starters
EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages. The characters…
Jenifer Paquette
Academics dismiss Stephen King as a genre writer who appeals to the masses but lacks literary merit. This critical analysis of King’s novel The Stand makes a case for King…
Rebecca Frost
Examines over 30 of Stephen King’s works, revealing that the overall success of the characters in removing the supernatural threat from their towns, or perhaps defeating it entirely, does not…
Michael R. Collings
In this revised and expanded edition of The Stephen King Phenomenon, Dr. Michael R. Collings re-examines the impact of Stephen King on popular culture.
This book looks at the more recent works of fiction by Stephen King as well as an examination of his nonfiction book, On Writing, published in 2000. Works discussed in…
Alissa Burger
The Dark Tower series is significant in its cross-references to Stephen King’s other works, ranging from overt connections like characters to more subtle allusions. This book examines these connections and…
This volume offers critical and theoretical perspectives on American horror fiction. There are essays on Charles Brockden Brown, Edgar Allan Poe, H.P.Lovecraft, William Faulkner, Robert Bloch, Patricia Highsmith, Shirley Jackson…
A. Burger
Teaching Stephen King critically examines the works of Stephen King and several ways King can be incorporated into the high school and college classroom. The section on Real Life Horror…
The Functions of Unnatural Death in Stephen King: Murder, Sickness, and Plots examines the function of death in over thirty of King’s works to parse out the ways the Master…
Mats Strandberg
On the Baltic Sea, no one can hear you scream. A summer thriller, perfect for fans of Stephen King and John Ajvide Linqvist.
Simon Brown
Surveying adaptations of Stephen King’s work across four decades, this volume links the evolution of King’s brand to the changing preoccupations and industrial contexts of the horror genre in film…
Bev Vincent
With the full cooperation of Stephen King himself, Vincent examines the epic journey of the author to complete his seven-part Dark Tower series–a journey began in 1970 that threatened to…
The Dark Tower Companion is the ultimate compendium to King’s evolving magnum opus, presenting the mythology, history, and geography of this epic fantasy, which has captivated generations of readers.
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In 1988, on Stephen King’s retirement JWT published ‘The King Papers’ a small collection of Stephen King’s published writings spanning 1967-1985. They remain timelessly potentially valuable but are an almost…
Celebrate the King of Horror’s 75th birthday with Stephen King, which explores the connections between Stephen King’s life and his body of work.
Robin Furth
For the first time in one volume, and now fully revised and updated to reflect the 2012 release of the Dark Tower novel, THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYNOLE, THE COMPLETE…
Joseph Reino
Twaynes United States Authors Series presents concise critical introductions to great writers and their works.
Devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of an authors work, each study takes account of…
Stephen King, Peter David, Robin Furth
Enter once more the world of Roland Deschain--and the world of the Dark Tower...now presented in a stunning graphic novel omnibus form that will unlock the doorways to terrifying secrets…
Lee Gambin
In oppressive darkness, successful novelist Stephen King sits on his throne mapping out a new story of the macabre. But there is a problem. Writer’s block has set in. Soon…
