Best stephen king books ranked by how scary they are. January 1, 2016 in featured articles slenderman video. Four past midnight is a collection of novellas by stephen king. The reigning master of suspense is the author of more than 50 books and audiobooks, all of which have been international bestsellers. Cell i initially liked this book when i read it, but it was one of my first king book. With 58 novels, 11 collections of short fiction, and 6 works of nonfiction, stephen king is more than just the master of horror. Secrets to stephen kings writing process were revealed in his book, on writing, released in 2000. Stephen kings greatest writing advice is the nobullshit version of all those. Rank all the stephen king books that youve read reddit. If your work consists only of fragments and floating clauses, the grammar. This is a nice short book that does exactly what it states in its title. I think it just had too many characters for my adolescent brain to deal with. Apr 10, 2020 my favorite author his works and the katet of 19.
This novel is one of the examples on how king can make a ridiculous concept into a decent novel. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. It was still sitting on my bookshelf with a marker in page 324, left there in 1987. Based on the 1979 stephen king novel of the same name, the dead zone was adapted for film by screenwriter jeffrey boam and director david cronenberg, a big name in the horror genre specifically for body horror. Jan 14, 2020 stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers. Stephen king who has written more than fifty books, dozens of number one new york times bestsellers, and many unforgettable moviesdelivers an astonishing collection of short stories, his first since everythings eventual six years ago. In other words, not only has stephen king written some genius novels and short stories, novellas, essays, and works of criticism, but hes written a lot of them51 novels. Stephen king poses during a portrait session on november 16th, 20 in paris, france. Books on writing, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and more. Sep 09, 2014 how stephen king teaches writing looking back on his days in front of a high school classroom, the acclaimed writer shares his views on grammar and explains why discovering great literature is.
It is his 65th book, if you count novels, nonfiction, and shortstory collections, and we are using its publication as an excuse to look back over nearly 40 years worth of his work and make the tough, ruthless calls to rank them all no copout ties allowed. Over 350 million copies of kings books have been sold worldwide, and his many awards include the prestigious medal of distinguished contribution to. In other words, not only has its difficult to point to a stephen king book that is outright bad, but across 50 novels, some are more successful than othersso we ranked them all. Sep 17, 2019 newly updated to include kings newest novel, the institute. Goldings classic novel about a group of schoolboys stranded and fighting for survival on an island is a clear influence thematically speaking in around 20% of stephen king s own novels. With that many books under his belt, not every one has been a hit but hes got a pretty solid batting average, especially with readers. Certain characterscreaturesunearthly powers featured in the works of h. The collection won the bram stoker award in 1990 for best collection and was nominated for a locus award in 1991. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. This is i think the fifth version of this list that ive put together. Jul 23, 2015 the best stephen king books, ranked in order bain, david on. The complete list of books recommended by stephen king. As one of the most prolific horror and suspense writers in the biz, stephen king has enough books. Josh jones is a writer and musician based in durham, nc.
His books have sold over 350 million copies since he first published carrie in 1974. Read more stephen king s best books, ranked by readers. Jan 12, 2018 stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. Speaking about stephen king books, his only established cycle series is the dark tower consisting of seven main novels and two additional books. Out of all of stephen king s most famous works, it, the stand, the shawshank redemption, the list goes on and on my alltime favorite work of. Ulf andersengetty in our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book.
The story told was about a young girl named carrie white, a shy girl who finds herself going through puberty. Ranking stephen kings dark tower series corrosive teapot books. Theres a lot to take in throughout the eight books that make up the series and while reading them youll come across fantasy, horror, romance, action and. Of course, in order to write well, one must read obsessively. A list of stephen king s novels, organized alphabetically. Is there a list of all of kings books ranked by the members. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. Stephen king is not one of the greatest writers of all time. Mar 04, 2014 for more recommended books, see stephen kings reading list part ii and part iii. If youve read any of those, youve read much of this one. Her work has appeared regularly in the orlando sentinel.
List of adaptations of works by stephen king wikipedia. There are several reasons why stephen king is one of the bestselling authors of alltime, not the least of which is that king is a highlystructured technician. From an oeuvre of almost 100 books, here are the best stephen king books, ranked. Author lee mcgeorge explores the home of slenderman. Stephen king has published more than 80 novels since 1974, making him one of the most prolific authors in history, as well as arguably the most popular. Lovecraft also appear in this story, making it a story set in the cthulhu mythos. The 17 best stephen king books ever written, ranked. The 10 best movies based on stephen king books according. Top 10 or so notes on on writing by stephen king jamie. Stephen kings top 10 favourite books benjamin mcevoy. But by some off chance youre a stranger to his writing, weve rounded up 10 of the best, most ghastly horror books written by stephen king his greatest hits, if you willin no particular order. To say stephen king is prolific is to understate his publishing career. The 20 best stephen king books to read the extensive. The book that made stephen king a household name and began a lifetime career as one of the worlds most skilled authors was none other than carrie.
His books have sold more than 350 million copies and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. With well over 50 novels, multiple novellas, short story collections, and works of nonfiction, plus a handful of other releases that defy easy categorization among them, a libretto for a southern gothic musical, stephen king is a literary madman and an insanelyquotable storyteller. Hes published over short stories and 51 novels including a 52nd book coming out this september. Here, submitted for your approval, are the short story collections of stephen king, ranked. Ulf andersengetty in our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book he. The best stephen king audiobooks ranked best thrillers.
All stephen king tv series, miniseries, tv movies ranked. Stephen edwin king is an american author of contemporary horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. Ranking stephen king books isnt easy, with so many to choose from, so help us out and vote. Here is a list of the twentyeight king books ive read, and how i feel about them. Sep 18, 2014 it hurts to say this because i love everything stephen king stands for. End of watch, the third book in his hardboiled detective trilogy, is due out in june. I will explain for those that dont know what that means. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers.
While they sat there, i read tons of king books just to look for the dark tower references. While they sat there, he recovered thank the man jesus while they sat there, i wondered if. Richard bachman actually stephen king s son goes by the name joe hill. As king is one of americas best and foremost short story writers, this is a matter that bears rectifyingafter all, there are more than 100 stories spread across his 10 collections, and thats a considerable body of work. King has won numerous awards throughout his career, including. Aug 09, 2014 in case you didnt know i just finished the dark tower series by stephen king, and it was the very definition of epic. The best stephen king movies, ranked from worst to best. List rules must be books written by stephen king and published under his name, not a pseudonym. This is a list of media based on work by stephen king including the richard bachman titles. The 20 best stephen king books to read the extensive list of stephen king books ranked for you october 9, 2019 by metin with more than 350 million book copies sold worldwide, many of which were adapted into movies, television series and even comic books, stephen king is surely one of the greatest authors of our time. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best vulture. Enjoy this list of stephen king books ranked, and vote for the novels you think are the best stephen king books of all time. At 71, stephen king is still at the top of his game and is showing no signs of slowing down.
This week, stephen king releases his latest novel, mr. As one of the most prolific horror and suspense writers in the biz, stephen king has enough books in his extensive oeuvre to last thriller. So forget what youve seen in the movieswhether youre new to stephen kings oeuvre, or youre working on indoctrinating a friend, reading the following 10 books is nonnegotiable. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. Stephen king s son also writes books but he does not go by his regular name he writes under a different name and i forget what it is. January, 2016 in featured articles ranking every stephen king novel, from worst to first. Ranking every stephen king novel, from worst to first.
December 30, 2015 in featured articles top 10 horror novels of 2015. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors of the modern age whose last name isnt patterson. Over his decadesspanning career, stephen king has written an astounding 54 novels. Stephen kings best books, ranked by readers the delite. Were not sure if stephen king s list of top 10 favourite books is in order, but if it is in order lord of the flies as number one certainly wouldnt come as a surprise. Of course, we dont just love to read kings bookswe also love to reread them, and. However, the sheer number of books 54 novels, six non. Aug 28, 2015 in this way, kings books transcend genre and appeal to all lovers of the written word. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television shows, and comic books. Magnificent, eerie, utterly compelling, these stories comprise one of. Geralds game by stephen king, the tommyknockers by stephen king, cell by stephen king, the girl who loved tom gordon by ste. All of the best stephen king books, ranked reedsy discovery. All instant classics, and yet kings craft seems to sweeten with age, with king still churning out some. Hes one of americas most prolific and beloved writers.
His name might be synonymous with horror, but its not easy to pick out stephen king s scariest books. Your rankings of the books the dark tower wiki fandom. September 21, 1947 is the bestselling american author of 50 horror, suspsense, and science fictionfantasy novels. An underrated classic, rose madder 1995 is the story of rosie daniels, a wife who has finally found the courage to. Share read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership. Lee ranaldo sonic youth and raul refree rosalia at paste studio nyc tue, 18 feb 2020 19.
Aug 28, 20 the parts in dettas mind were a little ridiculous, having single paragraphs consume multiple pages sometimes one whole, rambling sentence as if, for the dark tower series, stephen king decided to excuse any rules of basic grammar which he does sometimes in his other books but not to this extent. The one movie king ever directed, and well, you know, stephen king is a wonderful writer who should probably stick with writing. Stephen king creates a list of 96 books for aspiring writers to read. See more ideas about stephen king books, the dark tower and the dark tower series. Every single stephen king novella, ranked mashable. Now were talking about the dead zone, a king staple. As for a ranking of stephen king books, goodreads is good and i also like this list. Tv has been a favorite home to adaptations of stephen king books and short stories into series, miniseries, and tv movies since 1979 tv series salems lot. The mainer has a career spanning more than 40 years and dozens of titles, but there are a. A book that was definitely inspired by ec horror comics king s early brushes with horror were in the pages of those books, this novel might be classified as a delicious, campy romp with plenty. Fans of stephen king should also check out this amazing graphic of the steph en king universe designed by australian illustrator gillian james, as well as this video in which king discusses the art of the short story. Note that aside from creepshow 2, it chapter two, and doctor sleep, the sequels are only tangentially related to stephen king s work.
In the second afterword of on writing, stephen king provides a list of recommended books for aspiring authors. Stephen king books list of books by author stephen king. Stephen king creates a list of 82 books for aspiring writers. That depends on whether youre looking for a horror classic like it or supernatural novel like the shining, heres every king book ranked by scarefactor. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best looking back over more than.
Feb 18, 2016 and at age 68, king shows no sign of slowing down. Best stephen king books list of stephen king novels ranked. Gramma is a short horror story by american author stephen king. In our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book he ever wrote. Without a moments hesitation he went with liseys story, a. A definitive ranking of every stephen king short story. The following locations have appeared in the works of stephen king. Reviewed in the united states on september 12, 2016. He has also written nearly two hundred short stories and published a series of comics called the gunslinger born, based on his the dark tower series. It was first published in weirdbook magazine in 1984 and collected in king s 1985 collection called skeleton crew. It is the opinion of one person, and i disagree with some of his placements, but what i like are his descriptions of the book and his reasoning for where he puts the book on his list. Stephen king loves to tweet about his dog, politics andmost importantly books.
After his work began to take off, stephen king wrote under a pseudonym, richard bachman, these books were less supernatural horror and more suspense thrillers. Stephen kings 10 scariest books, because sleeping is. It is his second book of this type, the first one being different seasons. While they sat there, king got hit by a van and it looked like the series would never be finished. Whether developed for television or straighttovideo remember video tapes. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Henry prize winner stephen king delivers a generous collection of stories, several of them brandnew, featuring revelatory autobiographical comments on when, why, and how he came to write or rewrite each story. The best stephen king books, ranked in order audiobook. Theres a lot to take in throughout the eight books that make up the series and while reading them youll come across fantasy, horror, romance, action and even a little bit. However, many novels in the list of stephen king books bear a connection to the dark tower universe and to each other, although they are completely separate stories you can read separately.
In case you didnt know i just finished the dark tower series by stephen king, and it was the very definition of epic. The story goes that, as soon as the book came out, a copy was given directly to jeffrey boam to adapt into a screenplay so a. Stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. Hes one of the most recognizable names in fiction and easily one of the most prolific american authors.
The best stephen king books, ranked in order and millions of other books are available for instant access. Heres some background on the mainebased writer and a bibliography, featuring details about some of his most notable works. Mar 16, 2019 he has written 56 novels, 11 shortstory collections, and five nonfiction books. A list of stephen king s story collections, organized oldest to newest. On this list put the top stephen king books score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Sorry if my grammar is bad, i am from foreign country. With so many great works, this list of books by stephen king, voted on by the ranker community, attempts to rank his top novels and best books ever. I love that he has a house next to his house this is stuffed with books a library that he owns next door.