Best Stephen King

"Misery" is a 1990 American psychological thriller film directed by Rob Reiner, adapted from Stephen King's 1987 novel of the same name. The film stars James Caan as Paul Sheldon, a successful romance novelist who is rescued from a car crash by his self-proclaimed "number one fan" Annie Wilkes, port...

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft is a 2000 nonfiction book by American novelist Stephen King. It combines autobiographical episodes, including King's early development as a writer and his recovery after being struck by a vehicle, with practical discussions of vocabulary, grammar, revision, reading,...

Stand by Me is a 1986 coming-of-age film directed by Rob Reiner and adapted from Stephen King's novella The Body. Set in Oregon in 1959, it follows four boys who travel along railway tracks to find the body of a missing teenager, encountering danger while revealing fears and tensions within their fr...

Wizard and Glass (1997) is the fourth novel in Stephen King's Dark Tower series, blending fantasy, horror, and western elements. Much of the book is a flashback in which gunslinger Roland Deschain recounts his youth in the barony of Mejis, his first love for Susan Delgado, and the betrayal that set...

The Stand is a 1978 post-apocalyptic novel by Stephen King about the collapse of civilization after a weaponized strain of influenza escapes containment. Its large ensemble of survivors gradually divides into opposing communities associated with the benevolent Mother Abagail and the destructive Rand...

'Salem's Lot is a 1975 horror novel by Stephen King, set principally in the fictional Maine town of Jerusalem's Lot. The story follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to the town and gradually discovers that residents are being transformed into vampires following the arrival of the mysterious Kurt Ba...

Full Dark, No Stars is a 2010 collection by Stephen King containing four novellas: 1922, Big Driver, Fair Extension, and A Good Marriage. The stories examine murder, sexual violence, revenge, guilt, secrecy, and the consequences of choices made under extreme pressure. Its sustained bleak tone distin...

The Talisman is a 1984 fantasy horror novel jointly written by Stephen King and Peter Straub. It follows twelve year old Jack Sawyer on a journey across the United States and through a parallel realm called the Territories, where he seeks a powerful object that may save his dying mother. The novel c...

The Mist is a 2007 American science fiction horror film written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1980 Stephen King novella of the same name. The film follows residents of a small Maine town who become trapped in a supermarket when a mysterious mist containing deadly otherworldly creature...

"Bag of Bones" is a 1998 horror and ghost story novel by Stephen King. The plot centers on Mike Noonan, a bestselling novelist who retreats to his lakeside cabin in Maine following the sudden death of his wife. At the cabin, he is plagued by supernatural occurrences and becomes entangled in a local...

Stephen King's 1990 collection of four novellas includes 'The Langoliers' and 'Secret Window, Secret Garden,' continuing his occasional long-form short fiction format.

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King was an American horror anthology television series broadcast on TNT. It premiered in July 2006 and concluded in August 2006, featuring stories adapted from Stephen King’s works, primarily from a book collection of the same name. The show's p...

Stephen King's 2015 short story collection of twenty pieces, many originally published in venues such as The New Yorker and Esquire, spanning horror, fantasy, and crime.

Creepshow is a 1982 American horror comedy anthology film directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King. It presents five macabre stories within a comic-book framing device, using vivid colors, illustrated transitions, and exaggerated violence to evoke mid-century EC horror comics. The ca...

Duma Key is a 2008 horror novel by Stephen King. It follows Edgar Freemantle, a construction executive who survives a devastating accident, moves to the Florida island of Duma Key, and discovers that his new ability to paint is connected to a dangerous supernatural force. The novel combines a recove...

Revival is a 2014 horror novel by Stephen King, narrated by musician Jamie Morton and centered on his lifelong encounters with Charles Jacobs, a minister who becomes obsessed with electricity after a personal tragedy. The story follows both men across several decades as Jacobs develops increasingly...

Stephen King's 2008 short story collection of thirteen tales, his first such volume in several years, drawing from magazines including The New Yorker and Playboy.

Fairy Tale is a 2022 novel by Stephen King that combines dark fantasy, horror, and portal-fantasy elements. It follows teenager Charlie Reade, who befriends an elderly neighbor, inherits responsibility for his dog and property, and discovers that a shed conceals a route into another world. The story...

1985 American horror anthology film written by Stephen King and directed by Lewis Teague, featuring three segments connected by a stray cat journeying across the country.

Stephen King's 1996 novel set in a Nevada mining town seized by a demonic entity, published simultaneously with its thematic mirror novel The Regulators.

This 1994 American television miniseries, directed by Mick Garris, adapts Stephen King's epic novel about survivors of a deadly pandemic dividing into factions of good and evil.

The 2001 sequel to The Talisman, co-written by Stephen King and Peter Straub, featuring an adult Jack Sawyer investigating serial child murders in Wisconsin.

Stephen King's 2002 novel centered on a mysterious otherworldly car kept at a Pennsylvania state police barracks that appears to function as a portal to another dimension.

Creepshow 2 is a 1987 American horror comedy anthology film and sequel to the 1982 original, featuring three terrifying tales scripted by horror author Stephen King.

Secret Window is a 2004 American psychological thriller directed by David Koepp, adapted from a Stephen King novella and starring Johnny Depp.

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King is a 2006 American anthology series adapting eight horror stories by the prolific Maine-based author.

Stephen King's 1995 novel following a woman who escapes an abusive husband and finds herself drawn into a mythological world accessed through a magical painting.

This 2020 American television miniseries adapts Stephen King's acclaimed post-apocalyptic novel about a deadly superflu and the resulting supernatural conflict between human survivors.